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Rules Maternity Benefit is paid by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to women who have a certain number of paid PRSI contributions on their social insurance record and who are in insurable employment up to the first day of their maternity leave. The PRSI contributions can be from both employment or self-employment - the PRSI classes that count for Maternity Benefit are A, E, H and S (self-employed). Members of the Defence Forces who pay PRSI at Class H are insured for Maternity Benefit but it is not payable while they are in service. If you are employed you must have: - At least 39 weeks of PRSI paid in the 12-month period before the first day of your maternity leave Or - At least 39 weeks of PRSI paid since first starting work and at least 39 weeks of 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 maternity leave in 2018, the relevant tax year is 2016 and the year following that is 2017. Or - At least 26 weeks of 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 maternity leave in 2018, the relevant tax year is 2016 and the year before that is 2015. 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 Maternity Benefit - see PRSI conditions for self-employed people below. If you are self-employed you must be in insurable employment and have: - 52 weeks of PRSI contributions paid at Class S in the relevant tax year. For example, if you are going on maternity leave in 2018, the relevant tax year is 2016. Or - 52 weeks of PRSI contributions paid at Class S in the tax year immediately before the relevant tax year. For example, if you are going on maternity leave in 2018, the tax year immediately before the relevant tax year is 2015. Or - 52 weeks of PRSI contributions paid at Class S in the tax year immediately following the relevant tax year. For example, if you are going on maternity leave in 2018, the tax year immediately following the relevant tax year is 2017. PRSI Class S contributions for a particular year are not awarded until you have paid tax due for that year. To qualify for Maternity Benefit, your income tax and PRSI liabilities (primarily for the relevant tax year) must be paid. 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 Maternity Benefit – see PRSI conditions for employed people above. Insurance from employment in another country If you were previously insurably employed in a country covered by EU Regulations and you have paid at least one full-rate PRSI contribution in Ireland, you may combine your insurance record in that country with your Irish PRSI contributions to help you qualify for Maternity Benefit. You must be in insurable employment in Ireland currently 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 already getting a social welfare payment Half-rate Maternity Benefit may be payable if you are getting any one of the following payments: If you are providing full-time care to another person, you may qualify for half-rate Carer's Allowance with your Maternity Benefit. Under the Maternity Protection Act 1994, a woman who qualifies for Maternity Benefit is entitled to claim Working Family Payment (WFP) (formerly known as Family Income Supplement) provided she meets the conditions of the WFP payment and has a family – a pregnant woman who has no other children does not qualify for WFP until the birth of the baby). Leave certification Employee: All employees must have their leave certified by their employer. However, if your contract of employment ends within 16 weeks of the end of the week in which your baby is due and you satisfy the social insurance (PRSI) conditions, Maternity Benefit is payable from the day after the date on your P45. You must provide your employer with proof of the expected date of confinement. In other words, you will be required to provide your employer with a certificate from your doctor confirming when your baby is due. Your employer must then complete a form MB2: Employer Certificate for Maternity Benefit (pdf). Self-employed: If you are self-employed a doctor must complete a form MB3: Medical Certificate for Maternity Benefit (pdf) to certify the expected due date of your baby. Leave certification for adoption (employees and self-employed): You must produce a certificate of placement in relation to the child. In the case of 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. Duration of Maternity Benefit Maternity Benefit is paid for 26 weeks (156 days). Maternity Benefit is a 6-day week payment which covers Monday to Saturday. Sunday is not treated as a day of entitlement to Maternity Benefit. At least 2 weeks and not more than 16 weeks of leave must be taken before the end of the week in which your baby is due. To ensure you take the minimum 2-week period of maternity leave before the birth of your baby, you must start your maternity leave on the Monday before the week in which your baby is due. For example, if your due date is Wednesday 10 October 2018, the latest date for the start of your maternity leave is Monday 1 October 2018. You can take a further 16 weeks of unpaid maternity leave which must be taken immediately after the end of your 26 weeks’ paid Maternity Benefit. This period is not covered by Maternity Benefit but you will be entitled to a credited social insurance contribution for each week of unpaid leave you take (up to the maximum of 16). Premature births Until recently, if your baby was born before the date when you were due to start maternity leave, your Maternity Benefit was only payable for 26 weeks from the date of your baby’s birth (the duration of your maternity leave). Since 1 October 2017, Maternity Benefit is payable for an extra period after the end of this 26 weeks in the case of a premature birth. Maternity leave is also extended for this extra period. This extension corresponds to the time period between your baby’s actual birth date and the expected start date of your maternity leave and Maternity Benefit, which would have been 2 weeks before the end of the week when your baby was due. To bring forward the start date of your Maternity Benefit claim, you will need to give the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection either a copy of your baby’s birth certificate or a letter from the hospital confirming the baby’s actual date of birth (which must be on or after 1 October 2017). The Department will need further information in order to determine any entitlement to extra Maternity Benefit due to the premature nature of your baby’s birth. You will need to send the Department a letter from the hospital confirming the actual date of birth and the number of weeks’ gestation at which your baby was born, before the end of the first 26 weeks of Maternity Benefit. This information is required in order to ensure that you get your full entitlement. If you wish, you can provide all this information in your initial letter to the Department. The following example shows how the entitlement to extra Maternity Benefit works. Example - baby is born in week 30 You may have planned to start your maternity leave and Maternity Benefit at week 37 of your pregnancy, 2 weeks before the end of the week when your baby was due. Under the new rules, if your baby is born in week 30 of your pregnancy (approximately 7 weeks before you planned to start receiving Maternity Benefit and maternity leave) you still claim Maternity Benefit for the standard 26 weeks from the date of birth. However, you can now claim an extra 7 weeks at the end of the 26 weeks, so your Maternity Benefit and maternity leave will last until your baby is approximately 33 weeks old. (Previously, if your baby was born in week 30 of your pregnancy, approximately 7 weeks before you planned to start receiving Maternity Benefit, you could only claim Maternity Benefit for a total of 26 weeks from the date of birth. So your Maternity Benefit (and maternity leave) would both have ended when your baby was 26 weeks old.) Stillbirths and miscarriages If you have a stillbirth or miscarriage any time after the 24th week of pregnancy (i.e from the beginning of the 25th week) you are entitled to 26 weeks of maternity leave. You are also entitled to 26 weeks of Maternity Benefit, provided you satisfy the social insurance (PRSI) requirements. To apply for Maternity Benefit following a stillbirth, you need to send a letter from your doctor with the Maternity Benefit application form, confirming the expected date of birth, the actual date of birth and the number of weeks of pregnancy. Hospitalisation of baby You can postpone the last 12 weeks of your maternity leave and Maternity Benefit if your child is in hospital. Your Maternity Benefit must have been in payment for at least 14 weeks and you must have taken at least 4 weeks of maternity leave after your baby was born. You can postpone your Maternity Benefit for up to 6 months. You should apply in writing to the Maternity Benefit Section if you want to have your Maternity Benefit postponed. Your payment will resume when you send in written confirmation to the Maternity Benefit Section that your child has been discharged from hospital and your employer certifies that you are entitled to resume your postponed maternity leave. Your payment will continue until your entitlement to Maternity Benefit finishes. Disqualification from Maternity Benefit You can do voluntary work, public representative work (for example, a councillor or TD) and courses of education while you are getting Maternity Benefit. However, your payment will be stopped if you engage in insurable (paid) employment. If you intend to return to employment earlier than you stated on your application form, you must notify the Maternity Benefit Section at least 2 weeks before your new 'return to work date'. If you do not apply for Maternity Benefit within 6 months of the birth of your baby, you may lose this benefit. Payment abroad EU and non-EU citizens can holiday abroad and get Maternity Benefit for a maximum of 6 weeks while away. EU citizens (and citizens of Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland) can get Maternity Benefit for any period of their maternity leave spent in another EU country (or in Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland). To get Maternity Benefit while abroad, you need to inform Maternity Benefit Section of your intended absence, either by email at: maternityben@welfare.ie or by calling 01 471 5898 or Lo-call: 1890 690 690. How the payment is made Maternity 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. Payment is made each week in advance.
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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.