Amount of benefit

Weekly rate

First six weeks: 90% of average weekly earnings Remaining 33 weeks: £151.97 (or 90% of earnings if less)

 

If your partner is adopting a child or if you are jointly adopting a child with your partner, you may be able to get SPP. SPP is either £151.97 or 90 per cent of earnings, whichever is the lower. It is only payable for two weeks. You cannot get both SAP and SPP (see here). You may also be able to get SSPP if your partner is adopting a child or you are jointly adopting a child with your partner. SSPP allows one partner to give up her/his SAP early and the remaining pay to be ‘shared’ with her/his partner. See here for more details.