LRD guides and handbook May 2015

Law at Work 2015

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Chapter 8

How much is statutory adoption pay (SAP)?

[ch 8: page 240]

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 (2015-16) (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 than the flat rate).


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