February 2026 - Release Notes
This release note outlines key enhancements and updates introduced in the latest annual software upgrade for the PurePro application.
In line with our commitment to continuous improvement and adaptation to legislative changes, the upcoming update to PurePro will include a range of enhancements designed to address existing issues, resolve bugs, and deliver improved performance and optimization.
This document provides a high-level overview of the significant statutory changes and key updates introduced, ensuring that your experience with the application remains efficient, compliant, and up to date.
Statutory Changes
2026 - 2027 Statutory Parameters
Admin>> Statutory Rates
The statutory parameters for the tax year beginning on April 6, 2026, have been updated in accordance with the HMRC guidelines.
The statutory changes for the 2026-27 tax year will take effect from April 6th, 2026, and are based on the following rates:
Updated:
- National Insurance
- Income Tax Rates (Scotland)
- National Living wage & National Minimum Wage rates
- Student Loan (including Plan 5)
- Statutory Payments
- Small Employer Recovery Rate
- Statutory Bereavement Pay (Northern Ireland)
Unchanged:
- Income Tax Rates (England & Northern Ireland)
- Income Tax Rates (Wales)
- Personal Allowance
- PAYE Thresholds
- Standard/Emergency Codes
- Tax Code Uplifts
- Pension Thresholds
You can view the applicable statutory rates at any time using the Statutory Rates page on the Admin menu.
Any existing statutory payments dated after 6th April 2026 will be automatically updated to the new tax year rates when the release is installed.
Student Loan - Plan 5
PurePro now offers support for Student Loan Plan 5 in accordance with HMRC guidelines. Starting in tax year 2026/2027, it will be possible to select Plan 5 as a student loan plan which will result in deductions based on the Plan 5 rate and thresholds.
Statutory Bereavement Pay (Northern Ireland)
PurePro now offers support for Statutory Bereavement Pay (Northern Ireland) in accordance with HMRC guidelines. This payment operates in a very similar form to the existing UK SPBP payment. For a full explanation please refer to 📁Bereavement Pay (NI) guide.
Statutory Sick Pay Reform
In accordance with HMRC guidelines, Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will be paid from "Day 1" of sickness from 6th April 2026 and is no longer subject to minimum earnings thresholds (LEL).
Lower paid earners will become eligible for SSP paid on the basis of 80% of their average weekly earnings instead of the full SSP weekly rate.
SSP payments will support transitional rules that apply to ongoing SSP absences at the start of the tax year.
P60 Forms
P60 forms have been updated to reflect the new tax year 2026-27.
Real Time Information
FPS (Full Payment Submission) and EPS (Employer Payment Submission) have been updated to offer support for upcoming statutory changes for the tax year 2026-27.
State Pension Age increase from April 2026
The UK government previously announced changes to the state pension age rising from 66 to 67. April 2026 sees the start of a two year phased period for this increase, during which time the pension age will increment on monthly intervals as set out in this government guidance .
This change takes effect as follows within the PurePro system:
- National Insurance letter updates to letter C will reflect the new pension age.
- Assessment of pension autoenrolment job holder status will reflect the new pension age.
Due to the phasing, this means that no workers will update to NI letter C during the month of April, as the first affected workers will reach the revised state pension age of 66 years and 1 month during May 2026.
Product Enhancements
iPlicit Integration
New Feature
New Feature PurePro now supports iPlicit Sales Ledger Integration. Users can now download an iPlicit compatible format of Sales Ledger for further processing. For further information, please refer to 🎚️iPlicit guide.
Invoice Backing Data
New Feature
New Feature PurePro now allows backing data to be added directly to invoices, in addition to timesheets. Users can continue to add backing data to timesheets in line with existing functionality. For further information, please refer to 🛞Invoice Backing Data guide.
Holiday on Payslip
New Feature
New Feature PurePro now supports displaying holiday information on the payslips for PAYE workers. Users can configure configure and manage how holiday information is presented, ensuring payslip outputs align with internal policies and compliance requirements. For further information, please refer to 🖨️Holiday on Payslip guide.
API Enhancement: HTTP/2 Support
The PurePro API has been updated to support HTTP/2.0. This offers benefits including faster response times for high thoughtput integrations and better performance of concurrent API calls.
Existing integrations using HTTP/1.1 will continue to work without any changes. Clients that support HTTP/2 will automatically benefit from the performance improvements.
Performance Optimisations
Payroll Journal Enhancement
The performance of the Payroll Journal report has been improved when filtering on rate codes. Previously it was possible for the report to time out when run over a large range of periods filtering on a single rate code.
SSP calculation of weekly earnings for transferred workers.
Where a worker was transferred between accounts in PurePro, the calculation of weekly earnings for SSP in the new account was incorrect. This has been corrected.
Period Close skipping period
A error has been corrected where it was possible to move the period forward twice when running the period close.
Get Payslip API endpoint
A performance issue has been addressed where this endpoint could time out when reading payslip data for a payroll containing a large number of umbrella company workers.
P32 Report
On large datasets the P32 report data might output multiple times for the same period. This has been corrected.
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