Are there any circumstances under which I cannot claim Statutory Paternity Pay?

If you are sick when your paternity leave period is due to begin you cannot claim both Statutory Sick Pay and Statutory Paternity Pay. If your sickness begins before your leave period starts, you can postpone your leave period to begin at a later date and give notice to your employer of this change. However you must take your paternity leave within the 56 days following the child’s birth or placement, and you cannot extend the leave or pay period beyond that time.

If you are taken into legal custody or sentenced to prison (and the sentence is not suspended), your employer can suspend your SPP payments immediately.

If you die while claiming SPP, your employer is entitled to stop payments of the SPP for the week following your death