Maternity Pay (INSS), including unemployed and individual contributors
Salário-Maternidade (INSS)
Paid by INSS (para empregadas, pago pelo empregador; demais seguradas, pago diretamente pelo INSS) · 🇧🇷 Brazil
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Gated on a personal circumstance. This programme depends on pregnancy, new baby or adoption — a condition the structured eligibility fields below do not capture. Read the official page carefully before assuming you qualify.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 4 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
3 documents you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
Carência: Isenta para todas as categorias, devendo, entretanto, ser comprovada a qualidade de segurado. ... 120 dias no caso de parto;
https://www.gov.br/inss/pt-br/direitos-e-deveres/salario-maternidade/salario-maternidade
A researcher has read this record against the official page.
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.gov.br
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