Statutory Adoption Pay
[ch 9: page 303]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.