The Social Security has processed 459 files on birth and child care benefits in the first six months of 2024 in the city of Melilla, of which 197 were for the first parent and 264 for the second parent.
The cost of the birth and child care allowance in our city in the first six months of the year was 2,929,121 euros. And the average duration of active child care and birth benefits in the first half of 2024 has been 107.3 days.
The childbirth and childcare allowance is an individual and non-transferable right of both parents. He replaced the old maternity and paternity benefits and equated them. Currently, the leave is 16 weeks, six of which must be enjoyed immediately after childbirth or a judicial or administrative decision in cases of adoption, custody or fostering. The rest of the time can be arranged in successive periods before the baby turns one year old.
The amount of these benefits is equivalent to the contribution base of the month prior to childbirth, adoption, care or fostering, and is paid directly by the National Social Security Institute (INSS) during the weeks of the leave.
The National Social Security Institute offers the possibility to apply for the birth benefit electronically, through the portal Tu Seguridad Social (https://sede.seg-social.gob.es/) and through https://tramites.seg-social.es/acceso/prestacion-nacimiento-cuidado-menor.html.
Successive rest periods may also be requested electronically for the birth or care of the child, if the parents choose to divide the period.
On the other hand, the number of surpluses registered in the first half of the year was 23 of which 22 corresponded to women. The number of surpluses has risen by 6 (35.2%) compared to the same period of the year 2023.