Statutory Neonatal Care Pay - qualifying rules

The criteria used for Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (SNCP) in Sage Payroll.

This article helps you understand how an employee qualifies for SNCP.

For more information about SNCP, read Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (SNCP).

SNCP applies to parents of children born on 6 April 2025 or after. Parents can't claim SNCP if their child arrives on or before 5 April 2025, even if neonatal care starts later.

To qualify for SNCP, an employee must:

• Meet HMRC's criteria as a parent with caring responsibility
• Give you the correct notice
• Remain employed up to the day they claim the pay
• Earn on average at least £125 (25/26) or £129 (26/27) per week gross in the eight week 'relevant period'
• Have worked in their employment continuously for at least 26 weeks up to the end of the relevant week'

HMRC will publish their detailed guidance for SNCP eligibility on Gov.UK. When this is available, we'll add a link in this article for more information.

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