Motinystės/tėvystės išmoka
Maternity / paternity benefit (combined)
Sodra maternity/paternity benefit for 126 days of maternity leave or 30 days of paternity leave when you have 12 months of insurance in 24 months.
Начать заявление →The combined maternity/paternity benefit is handled by Sodra through one application where you choose maternity (pregnancy and childbirth) and/or paternity benefit. The maternity part usually covers 70 days before the birth and 56 days after it (126 days in total; longer in some cases), while the paternity part covers 30 calendar days that the father takes during the first 3 months of the child's life. Apply to Sodra; check the current procedure on the <a href="https://www.sodra.lt/lt/situacijos/informacija-gyventojams/noriu-gauti-motinystes-arba-tevystes-ismoka">official Sodra page</a>.
Право на получение
The maternity/paternity benefit is available if:
- If you claim maternity benefit as the mother, a doctor has issued a pregnancy-and-childbirth e-certificate (usually in week 30) for 126 days of leave
- If you claim paternity benefit as the child's father, you take 30 calendar days of paternity leave within the first 3 months of the child's life
- You are insured with Sodra for sickness and maternity social insurance (employment, IDV/self-employment, owner status, etc.)
- In the 24 months before the right to benefit starts, you have ≥12 months of Sodra maternity-insurance record
- There is no income or assets cap, but the benefit is calculated only from insured earnings on which contributions were paid
- You submit the application to Sodra within 12 months of the start of leave and provide the child details, leave dates and IBAN