🍼Statutory Paternity Pay🍼

penny918
Jun 23
1 min read

Updated: 23 hours ago

Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) is a government-mandated payment in the UK that provides financial support to eligible employees who take time off work to care for a newborn or adopted child. Below are key aspects of SPP:

Eligibility

Must be an employee, not a self-employed individual.
Must have been employed by the same employer for at least 26 weeks by the end of the 15th week before the expected week of childbirth.
Must earn at least the lower earnings limit (LEL) for National Insurance contributions.

Duration

Eligible employees can take up to two weeks of paternity leave.
Leave can be taken in a single block or in two separate blocks of one week each.

Payment Amount

SPP is paid at a standard rate, which is reviewed annually. As of April 2025, the rate is £187.18 per week or 90% of the employee's average weekly earnings, whichever is lower.