Is SAP similar to SMP?
Yes. SAP is a legal entitlement to a certain amount of pay to help an employee (male or female) adopting a child take time off work around the time the child is placed with them. They must satisfy similar employment and earnings conditions to those for SMP, and the rules for Keeping in Touch days and recovery by the employer are also the same. It is available to either a person who is adopting a child on their own, or to one member of a couple adopting a child together. Unlike SMP, only one rate is paid throughout the full period. For more information see Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP).