Redundancy pay for 20 years’ service
Twenty years is where statutory redundancy pay stops growing. What you get depends almost entirely on how old you were while you earned it.
20 years’ service, by age
These figures assume weekly pay at or above the statutory cap of £751.00. If you earn less, multiply the weeks by your actual weekly pay instead.
| Age when made redundant | Weeks’ pay | Statutory redundancy pay |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | 16.5 | £12,391.50 |
| 40 | 19 | £14,269.00 |
| 45 | 22 | £16,522.00 |
| 50 | 24.5 | £18,399.50 |
| 55 | 27 | £20,277.00 |
| 60 | 29.5 | £22,154.50 |
Why 25 years pays the same as 20
Statutory redundancy pay counts a maximum of 20 years. Service beyond that is simply ignored — the calculation looks back over your most recent 20 years and stops. Someone leaving after 34 years gets exactly the same statutory payment as a colleague of the same age leaving after 20.
Combined with the £751.00 weekly cap, this is why long-serving senior staff often find the statutory figure far lower than they expected, and why contractual or enhanced schemes matter most to exactly this group.
Check your employer’s scheme
If you have 20 years’ service, there is a reasonable chance your employer has a contractual redundancy scheme that pays more than the statutory floor — often by using uncapped weekly pay, or by counting all your years rather than the first 20. Check your contract, staff handbook or intranet.
Common questions
How much redundancy pay do you get for 20 years’ service?
It depends on your age, because the formula pays more for years worked after 41. With 20 years of service, entitlement ranges from 20 weeks' pay (if every year was worked between 22 and 40) up to the maximum 30 weeks' pay (if every year was worked aged 41 or over). At the current weekly cap of £751.00 that is between £15,020.00 and £22,530.00.
Does redundancy pay keep increasing after 20 years?
No. Statutory redundancy pay counts a maximum of 20 years of service. Someone with 25 or 30 years' service receives exactly the same statutory payment as someone with 20 years, all else being equal. Only the most recent 20 years count.
What is the most redundancy pay I can get?
The statutory maximum is £22,530.00 in Great Britain — 30 weeks' pay at the capped weekly rate of £751.00. Reaching it requires 20 years of service all worked aged 41 or over, and weekly earnings at or above the cap.