Is there a time limit for maternity allowance?

There is no deadline for the maternity allowance, as follows:

1. Maternity insurance reimbursement involves the person's ID card, marriage certificate, Family Planning Service Handbook or Certificate of Maternity, medical certificate of birth of newborn baby, and discharge statement, etc., which are usually issued the following month after the submission of the materials and review and approval. Establishing a labor relationship with the employer and giving birth during the period of working in the unit and participating in the city's urban social insurance;

3. Employees enjoying maternity insurance benefits shall comply with the national, provincial and municipal family planning regulations, and the employer shall have made contributions for them for a period of six consecutive months or more. Contributions are based on the time of normal enrollment and contributions, and the time of retroactive contributions before normal enrollment and contributions cannot be counted.

Some areas are within six months, but it varies from place to place, so you should consult your local social security bureau. If the employer has paid maternity insurance premiums, its employees are entitled to maternity insurance benefits, which include maternity medical expenses and maternity allowance. Employees can enjoy maternity allowance in accordance with the state regulations if they are in one of the following situations: female workers are entitled to maternity leave for giving birth; they are entitled to leave for family planning surgery; and other situations stipulated by laws and regulations.

Legal basis: Article 54 of the Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China

Where an employer has paid maternity insurance premiums, its employees are entitled to maternity insurance benefits;

Unemployed spouses of employees are entitled to maternity medical expenses in accordance with state regulations. The required funds are paid from the Maternity Insurance Fund. Maternity insurance benefits include maternity medical expenses and maternity allowance.