Statutory Adoption Pay 




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



• be an employee;




• earn at least £116 a week (2018-19) 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 £ 145.18 (2018-19), or 90% of average earnings if less.