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Selected benefit rates

	Weekly benefits
	2011/12	2010/11
Basic Retirement Pension
Single person (currently £5,311.80 p.a.)	£102.15	£97.65
Married couple (currently £8,494.20 p.a.)	£163.35	£156.15
Child benefit
First eligible child	£20.30	£20.30
Each subsequent child	£13.40	£13.40
Guardian's allowance	£14.75	£14.30
Statutory sick pay (SSP)
Average weekly earnings £102 or over (2010/11 £97)	£81.60	£79.15
Statutory maternity pay (SMP)
90% of average weekly pay	First 6 weeks	First 6 weeks
Maximum 2011/12 £128.73 (2010/11 £124.88) Minimum 90% average weekly pay	Next 33 weeks	Next 33 weeks
Adoption pay (SAP)	39 weeks	39 weeks
Paternity pay (SPP)	2 weeks	2 weeks
Both SAP and SPP
90% of average weekly pay	Max £128.73	Max £124.88
Jobseekers allowance	Min £97.00	Min £87.30
Single person	£67.50	£64.45
Married couple	£105.95	£102.75
Bereavement Benefit
Lump sum	£2,000	£2,000
Bereavement allowance (standard)	£100.70	£97.65
Widowed parent's allowance	£100.70	£97.65

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26-May-2011Self Assessment Tax Return - Penalties
From April 2011, if a Self Assessment Tax Return is filed late or tax paid late, then the following penalties will apply:
Penalties for filing late
One day late and you will be charged an initial penalty of £100 (even if you have no tax to pay or you have already paid all the tax you owe).
Three months late and you will be charged an automatic daily penalty of £10 per day, up to a maximum of £900.

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