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SOCIAL WELFARE > SOCIAL SECURITY > SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS > PARENTAL BENEFITS

Preferred term

PARENTAL BENEFITS  

Definition

  • BENEFITS PROVIDED TO A MOTHER OR FATHER DURING PREGNANCY AND AFTER THE BIRTH TO CARE FOR THE CHILD. THEY INCLUDE PAID OR UNPAID LEAVE AND LUMP SUM PAYMENTS OF A MATERNITY OR CHILDBIRTH ALLOWANCE. THE BENEFITS VARY BETWEEN COUNTRIES WITH RESPECT TO THE AMOUNT OF LEAVE AND PAY/BENEFIT ENTITLEMENT, WHETHER ONLY ONE OR BOTH PARENTS HAVE ENTITLEMENT, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE BENEFITS ARE RESTRICTED TO EMPLOYEES. PARENTAL BENEFITS CAN ALSO APPLY TO ADOPTIVE PARENTS.

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Entry terms

  • CHILDBIRTH ALLOWANCES
  • MATERNITY ALLOWANCES
  • MATERNITY BENEFITS
  • PARENTAL ALLOWANCES
  • PATERNITY BENEFITS

History note

  • TERM CREATED MAY 2009

Identifier

  • urn:ddi:int.cessda.elsst:a1ef2340-12b3-47f5-9847-c56ec61adb07:4

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Date issued

  • 2023-09-13

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https://elsst.cessda.eu/id/4/a1ef2340-12b3-47f5-9847-c56ec61adb07

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