Shanghai maternity allowance standard 2023?

In 2023, Shanghai's maternity allowance will be 4,000 yuan per woman. Eligible women can apply for maternity allowance to their unit or community within 90 days after delivery. Women of childbearing age are registered in Shanghai and are uniformly distributed by local social security agencies.

According to "Shanghai Maternity Insurance Regulations" and related implementation rules, maternity allowance is a preferential policy to encourage childbearing and enhance the economic affordability of childbearing families. In 2023, Shanghai's maternity allowance will be 4,000 yuan per woman. Eligible women can apply for maternity allowance to their unit or community within 90 days after delivery. Specifically, pregnant women who meet the following conditions can enjoy the maternity allowance policy: 1. Normal delivery or induced labor in Shanghai; 2. Enjoy the basic medical insurance benefits of Shanghai Social Security; 3. The obligation to pay social insurance premiums or social security contributions has been transferred. If the childbearing woman is registered in Shanghai, the local social security agency will uniformly issue maternity allowance. For women who are not registered in Shanghai, they need to submit relevant certification materials to their unit or community within 90 days after giving birth, and the unit or community will issue maternity allowance after review. It should be noted that Shanghai does not give birth allowance support to families who give birth to a third child or more.

If I am an unmarried woman of childbearing age, can I enjoy maternity allowance? Shanghai stipulates that maternity allowance is only applicable to women who give birth normally or induce labor. Therefore, unmarried women of childbearing age are temporarily unable to enjoy the maternity allowance policy. However, Shanghai also offers some other preferential policies, such as subsidies for family planning services. You can consult the local community or family planning department for details.

Maternity allowance is an important policy to encourage childbearing and enhance the economic affordability of childbearing families. Eligible pregnant women should apply for maternity allowance in time and ensure to provide true and accurate proof materials. At the same time, government departments should also establish and improve the audit mechanism, strengthen supervision and law enforcement, and ensure the fairness and rationality of policies.

Legal basis:

Article 15 of the Measures of Shanghai Municipality on Urban Maternity Insurance, the monthly maternity allowance standard for working women is the payment base of urban old-age insurance premium in the month of my birth or abortion; If the payment base of the work unit changes within 12 months before production or abortion, the monthly maternity and living allowance shall be calculated and paid according to the average of the actual payment base before production or abortion 12 months. If the employed women pay the urban old-age insurance premium for less than one year, or the payment base is lower than the minimum standard set by the Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, their monthly maternity allowance will be calculated and paid according to the minimum standard. The monthly maternity allowance for unemployed women is calculated according to the minimum standard stipulated by the Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau. If the maternity allowance enjoyed by working women who have given birth or miscarried is lower than their salary income, the payment of the insufficient part shall be implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state and this Municipality.