LRD guides and handbook May 2017

Law at Work 2017

Chapter 9

Statutory Adoption Pay 



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



• be an employee;



• earn at least £113 a week (2017-18) 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.