Statutory Adoption Pay 





To get statutory adoption pay (SAP) an adoptive parent must:




• be an employee;





• earn at least £118 a week (2019-20) 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. 





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 £148.68 (2019-20), or 90% of average earnings if less.