How much can you get for maternity allowance in 2024

The exact amount of maternity allowance in 2024 depends on the specific policy of each place and the employee's contribution.

Generally speaking, the maternity allowance is calculated by dividing the average monthly contribution salary of the employee's employer by 30 days multiplied by the number of days of maternity leave. For employees who have taken maternity insurance, the maternity allowance is paid by the Maternity Insurance Fund; for those who have not taken maternity insurance, it is paid by the employing organization according to the standard of the female employee's wage before the maternity leave. The standard and method of payment of the maternity allowance varies according to region and participation in insurance, but in general is intended to reduce the financial burden of childbirth on the employee.

How to receive maternity allowance in 2024

The process of receiving maternity allowance in 2024:

1. Prepare materials. Including my identity card? original and copy, marriage certificate? original and photocopy, both husband and wife's household register (or household registration certificate), the original and photocopy of the Medical Certificate of Maternity issued by the medical institution, and the original and photocopy of my real-name bank settlement account card (folding).

2. Fill in the application form. Go to your local social security bureau? or Human Resources and Social Security Bureau? to get the Application Form for Maternity Allowance and fill in the relevant information completely.

3. Unit review. Within 3 months after delivery, submit materials 1-5 to the Human Resources Department of the woman's unit. The woman's unit will report to the social security report from 5 to 25 every month, and the funds will be sent to me after they reach the company's account.

4, social security department audit. The unit will send the amount of maternity allowance to the social security department for examination and approval, and the maternity allowance will be paid to the unit after the examination and approval.

5. Receiving the maternity allowance. After the end of maternity leave, the female worker will submit the relevant documents to the unit, and the unit will receive the maternity allowance on behalf of the worker, or the individual will go to her lover's unit to have the form stamped and signed by both of them, and then return it to the woman's unit, which will issue the allowance to the woman's unit.

In summary, the amount of maternity allowance in 2024 is determined according to the employee's contribution and specific local policies, aiming to protect the basic living expenses of female employees during childbirth.

Legal basis:

The Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 54

Where an employer has paid maternity insurance premiums, its employees shall enjoy maternity insurance benefits; the employee's un-employed spouse shall enjoy maternity medical expenses in accordance with state regulations. The necessary funds are paid from the Maternity Insurance Fund. Maternity insurance benefits include maternity medical expenses and maternity allowances.

Article 56

When an employee is in one of the following situations, he or she shall be entitled to a maternity allowance in accordance with the state regulations:

(1) a female worker is entitled to maternity leave for giving birth;

(2) she is entitled to leave for family-planning surgery;

(3) other situations stipulated by laws and regulations.

Maternity allowance is paid in accordance with the average monthly salary of the employees of the employer where the employee works in the previous year.