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Introduction Paternity Benefit is a payment for employed and self-employed people who are on paternity leave from work and covered by social insurance (PRSI) It is paid for two weeks and is available for any child born or adopted on or after 1 September 2016. You can start paternity leave at any time within the first 6 months following the birth or adoption placement. You should apply for the payment 4 weeks before you intend to go on paternity leave (12 weeks if you are self-employed). If you are already on certain social welfare payments then you may get half-rate Paternity Benefit. Please note in order to apply for Paternity Benefit applicants must submit an application in their own right and also provide the employers certification form (PB2) or Medical certificate (PB3). Submission of the PB2/PB3 form on its own does not constitute a valid Paternity Benefit application. Applicants are currently encouraged to apply online via the www.MyWelfare.ie website. If applicants are unable to apply online, please contact Paternity Benefit via email at paternityben@welfare.ie or by calling 1890 690690 in order to request a copy of the application form to be issued. To view this video with subtitles click here. The quickest way to apply for Paternity Benefit is online if you have registered for a Public Services Card and associated your mobile phone with this registration. An appointment for a Public Services Card registration can be made online at www.mywelfare.ie and by creating a profile on www.MyGovID.ie which can be completed speedily using any device (laptop, smartphone, etc.). This MyGovID account will enable you to avail of a growing number of online services from this Department and others, including applying for Paternity Benefit at www.mywelfare.ie A major advantage with applying online is that qualifying online applications result in a fully automated award of benefit. You can also track the progress of your claim using the www.mywelfare.ie facility. Appeals You have the right to appeal the decision made on your Paternity Benefit claim. You can get detailed information about making an appeal from the Social Welfare Appeals Office. Rules You must notify your employer that you intend to take paternity leave and of your intended dates no later than 4 weeks before your leave. You must provide proof of the expected date of birth of your baby. Generally you will need to provide a certificate from your spouse or partner's doctor confirming when your baby is due, or, confirmation of the actual date of birth if you are applying for leave after the birth. You should apply for Paternity Benefit at least 4 weeks before the date you intend to start your paternity leave. If you are self-employed you should apply 12 weeks before. You should apply for a Public Services Card (if you don't already have one) and register online with the mywelfare.ie service .(see 'how to apply' below for details of how to do this). You must also satisfy the PRSI contribution conditions. PRSI contribution conditions Paternity Benefit is paid by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to people who have a certain number of paid PRSI contributions on their social insurance record. The PRSI contributions can be from both employment and self-employment. The PRSI classes that count for Paternity Benefit are A, E, H and S (self-employed). Members of the Defence Forces who pay PRSI at Class H are insured for Paternity Benefit but it is not payable while they are in service. If you are an employee you must have: - At least 39 weeks PRSI paid in the 12-month period before the first day of your paternity leave. Or - At least 39 weeks PRSI paid since first starting work and at least 39 weeks PRSI paid or credited in the relevant tax year or in the tax year immediately following the relevant tax year. For example, if you are going on paternity leave in 2017, the relevant tax year is 2015 and the year following that is 2016. Or - At least 26 weeks PRSI paid in the relevant tax year and at least 26 weeks PRSI paid in the tax year immediately before the relevant tax year. For example, if you are going on paternity leave in 2017, the relevant tax year is 2015 and the year before that is 2014. If you do not meet these PRSI conditions and you were self-employed before starting work as an employee, you can use your Class S contributions to qualify for Paternity Benefit - see PRSI conditions for self-employed people below. You are awarded credited contributions or credits automatically when you are getting Paternity Benefit. Credits are awarded at the same rate as your last paid contribution. These credits help protect your future entitlement to social welfare benefits and pensions. If you were previously insurably employed in a country covered by EU Regulations, you may combine your insurance record in that country with your Irish PRSI contributions to help you qualify for Paternity Benefit in Ireland. You must be currently in insurable employment in Ireland and have paid your most recent PRSI contribution in Ireland. More information is available in our document about combining your social insurance contributions from abroad If you are self-employed you must be in insurable employment and have: - 52 weeks PRSI contributions paid at Class S in the relevant tax year. For example, if you are going on paternity leave in 2017, the relevant tax year is 2015. Or - 52 weeks PRSI contributions paid at Class S in the tax year immediately before the relevant tax year. For example, if you are going on paternity leave in 2017, the tax year immediately before the relevant tax year is 2014. Or - 52 weeks PRSI contributions paid at Class S in the tax year immediately following the relevant tax year. For example, if you are going on paternity leave in 2017, the tax year immediately following the relevant tax year is 2016. If you do not meet these PRSI conditions and you were in insurable employment before becoming self-employed, you can use your PRSI contributions (Class A, E and H) in that employment to qualify for Paternity Benefit – see PRSI conditions for employed people above. If you are in insurable self-employment, you are not awarded credited contributions or credits automatically when you are getting Paternity Benefit. A self-employed person is not specifically excluded from employment credits. You may qualify for credits if you meet the conditions. For example, an applicant for Paternity Benefit who is now self-employed but had been employed in 2015 would qualify for credits. If they have been only self-employed, without being employed, for the last 3 years they won’t qualify for credits. If you are already getting a social welfare payment Half-rate Paternity Benefit may be payable if you are getting any one of the following payments: - One-Parent Family Payment - Widower's and Surviving Civil Partner's (Contributory) Pension - Widower's and Surviving Civil Partner's (Non-Contributory) Pension - Death Benefit by way of Widow's/Widower's/Surviving Civil Partner's or Dependent Parents' Pension (under the Occupational Injuries Scheme) If you are providing full-time care to another person, you may qualify for half-rate Carer's Allowance with your Paternity Benefit. Leave certification All employees must have their paternity leave certified by their employer. If you are self-employed you self-certify your leave. Employees: You must provide your employer with proof of the expected date of confinement of your spouse or partner. In other words, you will be required to provide to your employer a certificate from your spouse or partner's doctor confirming when your baby is due, or confirmation of the baby’s actual date of birth if you apply for leave after the birth has occurred. Once you have provided your employer with the doctor’s certificate, your employer must then complete a form to certify that you are entitled to paternity leave. This is form PB2: Employer Certificate for Paternity Benefit. Self-employed people: If you are self-employed, a doctor must certify the due date of your baby (or the baby’s actual date of birth). This is required to confirm that you are entitled to paternity leave. This is form PB3: Medical Certificate for Paternity Benefit. In the case of adoption, you must produce a certificate of placement in relation to the child. In the case of an intercountry adoption that took place outside the State, you must produce a declaration of eligibility and particulars of the day of placement or expected day of placement. If, at any stage you decide not to take your paternity leave, you cannot be paid Paternity Benefit. You should inform the Paternity Benefit section of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection of any changes to your paternity leave arrangements. Duration of Paternity Benefit Paternity Benefit is paid for two weeks and the two weeks must be taken consecutively. Rates Rate of Payment from 13 March 2017 Payments for dependants If you have dependants your rate of Paternity Benefit (excluding increases for dependants) is compared to the rate of Illness Benefit (including increases for dependants) that would be paid to you if you were absent from work through illness. The higher of the two rates is paid to you. Although the Illness Benefit rate begins from a lower personal base amount (€193 is the maximum Illness Benefit personal rate from 13 March 2017), it also takes into account extra payments for your family. This is why, depending on the circumstances of your spouse, civil partner or cohabitant and how many children you have, the rate paid to you may be greater than the rate you would otherwise be entitled to. Example (March 2017 rates): John is entitled to the standard Paternity Benefit rate of €235. His partner is unemployed and signing on for unemployment credits They have two children. If he got Illness Benefit he would get €380.70 (this is the personal rate of Illness Benefit + an Increase for a Qualified Adult + Increases for 2 Qualified Children). He cannot get less Paternity Benefit than he would get if ill and getting Illness Benefit. For this reason, he will get Paternity Benefit of €380.70. You will qualify for a full-rate IQA and a full-rate IQC, if your adult dependent is unemployed and signing on for credits or is earning under €100.01 per week. If your adult dependent is earning between €100.01 and €310 per week you will get a tapered rate of IQA and a full-rate IQC. If your adult dependent is earning between €310.01 and €400 per week you will not get an IQA but you will get half rate IQC. If your adult dependent earns over €400 per week you will not get an IQA or IQC. Payment abroad EU and non-EU citizens can holiday abroad and get Paternity Benefit for a maximum of 2 weeks while away. To get Paternity Benefit while abroad, you need to inform Paternity Benefit Section of your intended absence either by email at: paternityben@welfare.ie or by calling 01 471 58 98 or Lo-call: 1890 690 690. Note: The rates charged for using 1890 (LoCall) numbers may vary among different service providers. How the payment is made Paternity Benefit is paid directly into your bank or building society account (a current or deposit account, not a mortgage account) or you can choose to have it paid directly into your employer's bank account. Note: Some employers will continue to pay an employee, in full, while the employee is on paternity leave. In such cases the employer will generally require the employee to have any Paternity Benefit paid to them. You should check your contract of employment to see what applies to you. Taxation of Paternity Benefit How to apply Online applications The quickest way you can apply for Paternity Benefit online is by logging onto mywelfare.ie uploading your supporting documentation and submitting it online with your Paternity Benefit application form. In order to apply online you must have registered for a Public Services Card and linked your mobile phone with this registration. If you do not already have a Public Services Card, you can make an appointment to get one at mywelfare.ie You will first need to register with the site. To do this you need a mobile phone number and 2 e-mail addresses (a main address and an alternate address). When you have made your appointment, print the notification and bring it to your appointment along with the required documents (listed in the notification). If you are having difficulty making your application online you can request a form by contacting Paternity Benefit section using the secure enquiry form A major advantage with applying online is that a high percentage of online applications result in a fully automated award of benefit, with a very speedy response to the customer. You can also track the progress of your claim using the www.mywelfare.ie facility. Supporting Documentation You may upload and submit your supporting documentation with your online application. For employees this is form PB2: Employer Certificate for Paternity Benefit signed by your employer. For self-employed people this is form PB3: Medical Certificate for Paternity Benefit certified by your doctor. Both forms are available online at www.mywelfare.ie or by contacting Paternity Benefit section using the secure enquiry form. Please be advised these forms cannot be certified by either your employer or doctor until after the 24th week of pregnancy. Please note that the fastest way to apply for Paternity Benefit is to apply online at mywelfare.ie If you have issues or need help online you can email the Paternity Benefit section using the secure enquiry form. Homepage: http://www.welfare.ie Further information Premature births If your baby is born prematurely (before your Paternity Leave and Paternity Benefit is due to begin) and you wish to change your leave dates, you should send a letter from your employer confirming the new leave dates and the date of birth of your child to the Paternity Benefit section of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. If you are self-employed you must send a letter to the Paternity Benefit section stating your new leave dates and a letter from a doctor or the hospital confirming the date of birth of your child. Stillbirths and miscarriages If there is a stillbirth or miscarriage any time after the 24th week of pregnancy (i.e. from the beginning of the 25th week) and you are entitled to paternity leave, you are entitled to 2 weeks Paternity Benefit provided you satisfy the social insurance (PRSI) requirements. To apply for Paternity Benefit following a stillbirth, you need to send a letter from your doctor with the Paternity Benefit application form, confirming the expected date of birth, the actual date of birth and the number of weeks of pregnancy. The leave must still be certified by your employer or self-certified if you are self-employed. Hospitalisation of baby If your baby is in hospital you can postpone your paternity leave and Paternity Benefit or whatever portion of it remains for a maximum of 6 months. If you are an employee and you wish to change your leave dates because of the hospitalisation of your baby, you should send a letter from your employer confirming the new leave dates to the Paternity Benefit section of the Department of Social Protection. If you are self-employed and you wish to change your leave dates because of the hospitalisation of your baby, you must send a letter to the Paternity Benefit section stating your new leave dates and a letter from a doctor or the hospital confirming the date of birth of your child. Holiday Period If you are an EU citizen, or a citizen of Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein or Switzerland, you can receive Paternity Benefit for any period of your paternity leave spent in another EU country or in any of the four countries listed. During your paternity leave should you choose to holiday outside the EU and the four countries listed above, you will be entitled to claim Paternity Benefit for a maximum of 2 weeks while abroad. Please inform Paternity Benefit Section of your intended absence. This can be done by email: paternityben@welfare.ie or by telephone: 01 471 5898, Lo Call 1890 690690. Note: The rates charged for using 1890 (LoCall) numbers may vary among different service providers.
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Rialacha Íocann an Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí Sochar Máithreachais le mná a bhfuil méid áirithe ranníocaíochtaí ÁSPC déanta acu ar a dtaifead árachais féin agus a bhíonn in obair aitheanta suas go dtí an chéad lá dá saoire mháithreachais. Is féidir leis an lá oibre deireanach a bheith ar lá ar bith laistigh de 16 seachtainí den dáta ar a bhfuil tú ag súil le breith an linbh. Is féidir leis na ranníocaíochtaí teacht ó fhostaíocht nó ó fhéinfhostaíocht - is iad A, E, H agus S (féinfhostaíocht) na haicmí ÁSPC a bhíonn i gceist. Má tá tú fostaithe caithfidh tú: - Ar a laghad 39 seachtainí ÁSPC a bheith íoctha agat sa tréimhse 12 mí roimh an gcéad lá de do shaoire mháithreachais; Nó - Ar a laghad 39 seachtainí ÁSPC a bheith íoctha agat ó thosaigh tú ag obair agus ar a laghad 39 seachtainí ÁSPC a bheith íoctha agat nó creidiúnaithe duit sa bhliain cánach ábhartha nó sa bhliain cánach roimh an bhliain cánach ábhartha. Mar shampla, má bhíonn tú ag dul ar shaoire mháithreachais i 2017, is í 2015 an bhliain chánach ábhartha. Nó - Ar a laghad 26 seachtainí ÁSPC a bheith íoctha agat sa bhliain chánach ábhartha agus ar a laghad 26 seachtainí ÁSPC a bheith íoctha agat sa bhliain chánach roimh an mbliain chánach ábhartha. Mar shampla, má bhíonn tú ag dul ar shaoire mháithreachais i 2017, is í 2015 an bhliain chánach ábhartha agus is í 2014 an bhliain chánach roimh an bhliain chánach ábhartha. Mura gcomhlíonann tú na coinníollacha ÁSPC sin agus má bhí tú féinfhostaithe sular thosaigh tú ag obair mar fhostaí, féadfaidh tú do ranníocaíochtaí Aicme S a úsáid le cáiliú le haghaidh Sochair Mháithreachais - féach ar na coinníollacha ÁSPC i gcomhair daoine féinfhostaithe thíos. Má tá tú féinfhostaithe, caithfidh tú bheith i bhfostaíocht inárachais agus: - 52 seachtainí de ranníocaíochtaí ÁSPC a bheith íoctha agat ag Aicme S sa bhliain chánach ábhartha. Mar shampla, má bhíonn tú ag dul ar shaoire mháithreachais i 2017, is í 2015 an bhliain chánach ábhartha. Nó - 52 seachtainí de ranníocaíochtaí ÁSPC a bheith íoctha agat ag Aicme S sa bhliain chánach roimh an bhliain chánach ábhartha. Mar shampla, má bhíonn tú ag dul ar shaoire mháithreachais i 2017, is í 2014 an bhliain chánach roimh an bhliain chánach ábhartha. Nó - 52 seachtainí de ranníocaíochtaí ÁSPC a bheith íoctha agat ag Aicme S sa bhliain chánach cuí i ndiaidh na bliana cánach ábhartha. Mar shampla, má bhíonn tú ag dul ar shaoire mháithreachais i 2017, is í 2016 sa bhliain chánach cuí i ndiaidh na bliana cánach ábhartha. Ní bhronnfar ranníocaíochtaí Aicme ÁSPC S do bhliain ar leith go dtí go mbeidh an cháin atá dlite don bhliain sin íoctha agat. Ní mór do cháin ioncaim agus do dhliteanais ÁSPC (go príomha don bhliain chánach ábhartha) a bheith íoctha agat chun gur féidir leat cáiliú do Shochar Máithreachais. Mura gcomhlíonann tú na coinníollacha ÁSPC sin agus má bhí tú ag obair i bhfostaíocht inárachais sula raibh tú féinfhostaithe, féadfaidh tú do ranníocaíochtaí ÁSPC (Aicme A, E agus H) san fhostaíocht sin a úsáid le cáiliú le haghaidh Sochair Mháithreachais - féach ar na coinníollacha ÁSPC i gcomhair daoine féinfhostaithe thuas. Árachas ó fhostaíocht i dtír eile Má bhí tú fostaithe cheana i dtír ar bhain rialacháin an AE léi, d'fhéadfá do thuairisc árachais ón tír sin a chur le do ranníocaíochtaí ÁSPC in Éirinn ar an gcoinníoll go bhfuil ar a laghad ranníocaíocht amháin ÁSPC ag an ráta iomlán íoctha agat ó tháinig tú ar ais go hÉirinn chun cabhrú leat cáiliú don Sochar Uchtaíoch. Níor mhór gur íoc tú ar a laghad ranníocaíocht ÁSPC iomlán amháin in Éirinn laistigh de 16 seachtaine ó dheireadh na seachtaine ina bhfuil coinne leis go saolófaí do leanbh. Tá tuilleadh eolais in ár doiciméad maidir le ranníocaíochtaí árachais shóisialta ón choigríoch a chomhcheangal. Má tá tú ag fáil íocaíochta cheana féin Íocfar Sochar Máithreachais leat ag leath an ráta má tá tú ag fáil aon cheann de na híocaíochtaí seo a leanas: Má tá cúram lánaimseartha á sholáthar agat do dhuine eile, féadfaidh tú cáiliú do Liúntas Cúramóra ar leathráta le do Shochar Máithreachais. Faoin Acht um Chosaint Mháithreachais, 1994, tá bean a cháilítear do Shochar Máithreachais i dteideal éileamh a dhéanamh ar Fhorlíonadh Ioncam Teaghlaigh (FIT). Saoire a dheimhniú Fostaí: Caithfidh gach fostaí a saoire a bheith deimhnithe ag a fostóir. Má chríochnaíonn do chonradh fostaíochta laistigh de 16 seachtaine ó dheireadh na seachtaine ina bhfuil tú ag súil le breith do linbh áfach agus má shásaíonn tú na coinníollacha árachais shóisialaigh (ÁSPC), tá Sochar Máithreachais iníoctha ón lá tar éis an dáta ar do P45. Ní mór duit cruthúnas ar do dháta luí seoil a bhfuil tú ag súil leis a thabhairt dod’ fhostóir atá ag súil. I bhfocail eile, beidh ort deimhniú a chur ar fáil don fhostóir ó do dhochtúir a dhearbhaíonn dáta breithe tuartha do linbh. Caithfidh d'fhostóir foirm MB2 a chomhlánú ansin: Teastas Fostóra do Shochar Máithreachais (pdf). Féinfhostaithe: Má tá tú féinfhostaithe, ní mór do dhochtúir foirm MB3 a chomhlánú: Teastas Leighis don tSochar Máithreachais (pdf) chun dáta breithe do linbh a bhfuil tú ag súil leis a dheimhniú. Saoire a dheimhniú i gcás uchtála (fostaithe agus daoine féinfhostaithe): Caithfidh tú deimhniú socrúcháin maidir leis an leanbh a sholáthar. I gcás uchtála idir tíortha a tharla lasmuigh den Stát, caithfidh tú dearbhú incháilitheachta agus sonraí an lae socrúcháin nó an lá socraithe tuartha a thabhairt. An t-achar ama a íoctar Sochar Máithreachais Íoctar Sochar Máithreachais ar feadh tréimhse 26 seachtaine. Is íocaíocht 6 lá í Sochar Máithreachais a chumhdaíonn Luan go Satharn. Ní bhreathnaítear ar Dhomhnach mar lá teidlíochta Sochar Máithreachais. Ní mór 2 sheachtain ar a laghad a ghlacadh roimh dheireadh na seachtaine ina meastar go mbéarfar do leanbh ach ní féidir níos mó na 16 seachtaine a ghlacadh roimhe. Chun cinntiú go dtógfá an íostréimhse 2 sheachtain saoire mháithreachais, caithfidh tú do shaoire mháithreachais a thosú ar an Luan roimh an tseachtain ina bhfuil do leanbh. Mar shampla, má tá do dháta dlite an Chéadaoin 11 Meán Fómhair 2017, is Luan 2 Meán Fómhair 2017 é an dáta is déanaí le haghaidh tosú do shaoire mháithreachais. Féadfaidh tú 16 seachtaine breise de Shaoire Máithreachais gan pá ach ní bhaineann an Sochar Máithreachais leis. Cliceáil anseo le tuilleadh a fháil amach faoi Shaoire Mháithreachais. Breitheanna roimh am Go dtí le déanaí, má rugadh do leanbh roimh an dáta a raibh tú ag súil le dul ar shaoire mháithreachais, níor mhair do shaoire mháithreachais ach ar feadh 26 seachtain ón dáta a rugadh do leanbh (fad do shaoire mháithreachais). Le héifeacht ón 1 Deireadh Fómhair 2017, tá Sochar Máithreachais iníoctha ar feadh tréimhse fadaithe tar éis dheireadh na 26 seachtaine seo i gcás breithe roimh am. Fadaítear saoire máithreachais don tréimhse bhreise seo freisin. Freagraíonn sé leis an tréimhse ama idir dháta breithe iarbhír do linbh agus dáta tosaigh do shaoire mháithreachais agus do Shochair Mháithreachais a raibh tú ag súil leis. Chun dáta tosaigh d'éileamh ar Shochar Máithreachais a thabhairt chun tosaigh, beidh ort cóip de theastas breithe do linbh nó litir ón ospidéal ina ndearbhaítear dáta breithe iarbhír do linbh a thabhairt don Roinn Gnóthaí Fostaíochta agus Coimirce Sóisialaí. Beidh tuilleadh eolais ag teastáil ón Roinn chun cinneadh a dhéanamh ar aon teidlíocht ar Shochar Máithreachais breise de bharr chinéal breithe roimh am do linbh. Caithfidh tú litir ón ospidéal a sheoladh chuig an Roinn a dhearbhaíonn an dáta breithe iarbhír agus an líon seachtaine den tréimhse iompair ag a rugadh do leanbh, roimh dheireadh na chéad 26 seachtain de Shochar Máithreachais. Teastaíon an t-eolas seo chun a chinntiú go bhfaighidh tú do theidlíocht iomlán. Más mian leat, is féidir leat an t-eolas seo go léir a sholáthar i do litir thosaigh chun na Roinne. Léiríonn an sampla seo a leanas conas a oibríonn an teidlíocht ar shochar mháithreachais bhreise. Sampla D'fhéadfadh go raibh sé beartaithe agat do shaoire mháithreachais a thosú i seachtain 37 de do thoircheas, coicís roimh an dáta breithe a raibh tú ag súil leis. Le héifeacht ón 1 Deireadh Fómhair 2017, má rugtar do leanbh i seachtain 30 de do thoircheas (thart ar 7 seachtaine sula mbeartaigh tú saoire mháithreachais a thosú) gheobhaidh tú saoire mháithreachais fós don chaighdeán 26 seachtain ón dáta breithe. Mar sin féin, is féidir leat 7 seachtaine breise a éileamh anois ag deireadh na 26 seachtain, agus mar sin mairfidh do shaoire mháithreachais agus do Shochar Máithreachais go dtí go mbeidh do leanbh thart ar 33 seachtain d'aois. (Roimhe seo, má rugadh do leanbh i seachtain 30 de do thoircheas, thart ar 7 seachtaine sula raibh sé beartaithe agat do shaoire mháithreachais a thosú, ní fhéadfá ach máithreachas agus Sochar Máithreachais a fháil ar feadh 26 seachtaine san iomlán ón dáta breithe.) Marbh-bhreith agus breith anabaí Má bhíonn marbh-bhreith nó breith anabaí i gceist ag am ar bith tar éis an 24ú seachtain den toircheas, tá tú i dteideal 26 seachtainí de Shochar Máithreachais agus de shaoire mháithreachais, má tá na coillíollacha ÁSPC comhlíonta agat. Le hiarratas a dhéanamh ar Shochar Máithreachais i gcás marbhghine, ní mór duit litir ó do dhochtúir a sheoladh in éineacht leis an bhfoirm iarratais ar Shochar Máithreachais, a dheimhníonn an dáta a raibh súil leis an leanbh, an dáta a saolaíodh an leanbh agus an líon seachtainí den toircheas a bhí caite. Do leanbh á c(h)oinneáil san ospidéal Má tá do leanbh á choinneáil san ospidéal, agus má bhí Sochar Máithreachais á fháil agat ar feadh 14 seachtaine ar a laghad, féadfaidh tú íocaíocht an tSochair Mháithreachais den 12 sheachtain atá fágtha a chur siar (ó 1 Márta 2007 ar aghaidh) ar feadh tréimhse chomh fada le 6 mhí. Ba chóir duit scríobh chuig Rannóg Shochar Máithreachais na Roinn Gnóthaí Fostaíochta agus Coimirce Sóisialaí más mian leat íocaíocht do Sochar Máithreachais a chur siar. Ní mór duit scéal a chur i scríbhinn chuig Rannóg an tSochair Mháithreachais nuair a scaoiltear do leanbh amach as an ospidéal agus tosófar ag íoc na 12 sheachtain atá fágtha de do Shochar Máithreachais leat laistigh de seacht lá. Dícháiliú chun Sochar Máithreachais a fháil Déanfar tú a dhícháiliú (cuirfear cosc ort) maidir le Sochar Máithreachais a fháil i rith na tréimhse sin ina bhfuil do Shochar iníoctha má bhíonn tú páirteach in aon fhostaíocht nó obair seachas gníomhaíochtaí tí i d’áras teaghlaigh féin. Má tá sé ar intinn agat filleadh ar do chuid fostaíochta níos luaithe ná mar atá scríofa ar d’fhoirm iarratais caithfidh tú é sin a chur in iúl do Rannóg an tSochair Mháithreachais coicís ar a laghad roimh an ‘dáta nua fillte ar an obair’. Mura gcuireann tú isteach ar Shochar Máithreachais laistigh de shé mhí ón tráth a shaolaítear do leanbh, féadfaidh tú an sochar a chailliúint. Íocaíocht thar lear Is féidir le saoránaigh an AE agus taobh amuigh den AE dul ar saoire thar lear agus Sochar Máithreachais suas go 6 seachtaine a fháil agus iad thar lear. Is féidir le saoránaigh an AE (agus saoránaigh na hIorua, na hÍoslainne, Lichtinstéin nó na hEilvéise) sochar máithreachais a fháil as aon tréimhse dá sochar uchtála a chaitheamh i dtír eile den AE (nó san Iorua, san Íoslainn, i Lichtinstéin nó san Eilvéis) Chun sochar máithreachais a fháil agus tú thar lear, ní mór duit Rannóg an tSochair Mháithreachais a chur ar an eolas go bhfuil sé i gceist agat bheith thar lear trí ríomhphost ag: maternityben@welfare.ie nó trí glao a chur ar 01 471 5898 ná ar íosghlao: 1890 690 690. Cé mar a dhéantar an íocaíocht Íoctar Sochar Máithreachais díreach isteach i do chuntas bainc nó i do chuntas cumann foirgníochta (cuntas reatha nó taisce, seachas cuntas morgáiste) nó d’fhéadfá a roghnú go n-íoctar é díreach isteach i gcuntas bainc d’fhostóra. Déantar íocaíocht gach seachtain roimh ré.