The Benefit for the Second Year of Maternity Becomes 650 Leva

The benefit for raising a child from 1 to 2 years of age goes from 380 to 650 leva from 1 October 2021. This was finally decided by parliament at the second reading of the update to the state social insurance (SSI) budget for this year.

The second year of maternity is the period that begins after the first  410 days of maternity expire and ends exactly on the child's second birthday. During this period the mother is on leave to raise a child up to 2 years of age and receives a benefit, which is a fixed amount determined by the SSI budget  for each year and does not depend on the mother's insurable income.

We remind you that the right to a cash benefit for raising a child up to the age of two is held by mothers who at the start of the leave were insured for GSM (general sickness and maternity). In addition, they must have at least 12 months of insurance service, which may be interrupted or uninterrupted and does not have to have been acquired immediately before going on pregnancy and childbirth leave or with the same employer.