In which case the husband receives nearly 3 million VND when the wife gives birth to a child?

In Article 38 of the 2014 Law on Social Insurance, the one-time allowance when the wife gives birth to a child is calculated as follows:

1 time allowance/child = 2 x Base salary = 2 x 1.49 million VND = 2.98 million VND

In order to receive this subsidy amount of nearly 03 million VND, a husband whose wife gives birth to a child must be in one of the following cases:

(1) In case only the father participates in social insurance and has paid social insurance for full 06 months or more in the 12 months before his wife gives birth.

(2) The husband of the mother asking for surrogacy has paid social insurance contributions for 6 months or more in the 12 months up to the time of receiving the child.

(3) Both husband and wife participate in social insurance, but the wife is not eligible for maternity benefits when giving birth, and the husband has paid social insurance contributions for 6 months or more in the 12 months before the wife gives birth.

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According to Clause 3, Article 9 of Circular 59/2015/TT-BLDTBXH, as amended by Circular 06/2021/TT-BLDTBXH. The period of 12 months before the wife gives birth is determined as follows:

- In case of birth before the 15th of the month:The month of childbirth is not included in the 12 months before birth.

- In case of birth on the 15th day of the month:

+ The social insurance is contributed on that month :The month of childbirth is counted in the 12 months before the birth.

+ The social insurance is not contributed on that month : The month of childbirth is not included in the period of 12 months before birth.