LRD guides and handbook May 2015

Law at Work 2015

Chapter 8

Statutory Adoption Pay

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

• be an employee;

• earn at least £112 a week (2015-16) 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.