If you need to calculate and process SNCP manually, you can enable the manual SNCP function.

Don't create a pay element to process this payment, as it doesn't appear in the P32 this way. Instead, follow the guidance below.

Check your small employers' relief status

Typically, employers can reclaim 92% of SNCP that they pay to employees. However, with small employer relief, eligible employers can reclaim more.

Check your small employers relief eligibility before you process SNCP. If you're eligible, set up your software so that it automatically calculates the SER for you. Do this before you process SNCP.

For help with doing this, follow our what is Small Employers' Relief article.

Enable manual SNCP

1. Double-click the relevant employee, then go to the Absence tab.
2. Select the S.N.C.P. button.
3. Select checkbox beside Manual Statutory Neonatal Care Pay calculations.
4. Select OK then Save.
5. Select Close.

If you need to disable manual SNCP for an employee, follow the steps above but clear the checkbox in Step 3.

Process manual SNCP

1. Select the required employee, then go to Payroll.
2. Select Enter Payments, then go to the Summary tab.
3. Click the field that's both beneath the Current heading, and in line with Statutory Neonatal Care Pay.
4. Select the finder button under that appears.
5. Enter the value of SNCP you want to pay your employee in this pay period, then select OK.

Once you enter the SNCP for your employee, you can adjust their normal payments to accommodate the statutory pay if necessary.