<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>SumLark guides</title><link>https://sumlark.com/blog</link><description>Plain-English guides to UK pay, tax and household costs, with every figure taken from an official source or worked out by our calculators.</description><language>en-GB</language><item><title>Statutory Sick Pay 2026/27: how much you get</title><link>https://sumlark.com/blog/ssp-2026-guide</link><guid>https://sumlark.com/blog/ssp-2026-guide</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How much Statutory Sick Pay is in 2026/27, what changed on 6 April 2026, who can get it and what happens after 28 weeks. Figures checked against GOV.UK.</description></item></channel></rss>