What is Statutory Paternity Pay?
• It is money paid to working people if your partner has a child. It is so you can have paid time off work after the birth. It can also be paid if your partner has adopted a child. The amount you get depends on your average weekly earnings. But it won’t be less than £112.75 a week. If you start your paternity leave on of after 1 April 2008, this figure goes up to £117.18. • You can get SSP for up to 2 weeks but you can choose to get it for just 1 week. The earliest it can start is the date your child is born or adopted and the latest it can start is usually 8 weeks after that. Can I get Statutory Paternity Pay? • You can get it if you have worked for the same employer for at least 26 weeks by the time your partner is within 15 weeks of having or adopting the baby. It doesn’t matter how many hours you work but you must earn a minimum amount (£87 or £90 from 6 April 2008). • You must share responsibility for the child. You must be either the father of the child, or the partner of the chi
