LAW ON SOCIAL INSURANCE 2024 · LAW ON POPULATION 2025

Maternity benefit

Estimate maternity leave, monthly benefit and the one-time childbirth allowance from the birth date and social-insurance contribution history.

Expected / actual birth date1 July 2026 affects leave for a second child and the reference level.Eligibility route

Contribution months in the 12 months before birthmonthsLiving biological children before this birthFrom 1 July 2026, exactly one living biological child before this birth activates the second-child policy.

Babies in this birthPrenatal leaveTotal leave is unchanged; prenatal leave is limited to two months.

Six most recent social-insurance salary basesMonth 1 fills remaining empty months; each month remains editable.

Month 1VNDMonth 2VNDMonth 3VNDMonth 4VNDMonth 5VNDMonth 6VND

Formula used

Monthly amount

100% × the average social-insurance salary base for the six most recent months before leave.

Leave duration

Normally six months; an eligible second child from 1 July 2026 gives seven months; twins or more add one month from the second baby.

One-time allowance

2 × the reference level in the birth month × the number of babies.

Sources and formulas

Law on Social Insurance No. 41/2024/QH15 · Articles 50, 53 and 58–59Eligibility, leave duration, one-time allowance and monthly amount.Circular 12/2025/TT-BNV · Article 8How the 12- or 24-month pre-birth window is determined.Law on Population 113/2025/QH15 and Decree 168/2026/NĐ-CPEligibility for seven months of leave for a second child from 1 July 2026.

Maternity benefit

Formula used

Sources and formulas

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