Statutory Adoption Pay
[ch 9: page 299]To get statutory adoption pay (SAP) an adoptive parent must:
• be an employee;
• earn at least £112 a week (2016-17) in the eight-week period leading up to the matching date;
• have worked for the employer continuously for at least 26 weeks by the week they are matched with a child;
• provide proof of adoption; and
• give the correct notice of intention to take statutory adoption leave.