SSP1What it means, in plain English

SSP1 is the HMRC form an employer must give an employee when Statutory Sick Pay cannot be paid or is coming to an end. The employee uses it to support a claim for Employment and Support Allowance or Universal Credit instead. Employers must issue it promptly, either within seven days of SSP ending or, when entitlement ends but sickness continues, before the final SSP payment is due.