LRD guides and handbook June 2016

Law at Work 2016

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Chapter 9

How much is SAP?


[ch 9: page 299]

For babies matched for adoption on or after 5 April 2015, SAP is six weeks’ pay at 90% of the primary adopter’s average earnings, followed by 33 weeks of SAP at a flat rate of £139.58 (2016-17), (or 90% of average earnings if this is less). 


For babies matched for adoption before 5 April 2015, SAP is payable for 39 weeks at the flat weekly rate only (£139.58: 2015-16), or 90% of earnings if less.



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