Decision Makers Guide - DMG42022

Redundancy payments including severance pay

The decision maker should treat lump-sum redundancy payments as capital. If a severance payment has been agreed with the employer either

1) in addition to or
2) instead of normal (statutory) redundancy payments

the decision maker should treat any lump-sum as capital.

If redundancy payments are made by instalments (see DMG42013).





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