An employer will pay SSP for up to 28 weeks. The rate is £96.35 per week.
The eligibility rules are here. Please feel free to ask me any questions you have SSP - I can’t help with the benefit side of things though
Your Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) - how much you get, eligibility, how to claim SSP, fit notes, disputes.
www.gov.uk
When you have used up all 28 weeks, or are close to having used them up, your employer should send you an SSP1 form - this can be used to claim various benefits from the DWP. I know that many of my employees have used this in the past successfully. If you don’t get one, demand it!