Geneva cantonal maternity allowance (16 weeks)
Allocation de maternité cantonale Genève
Paid by Canton de Genève - OCAS (caisse de compensation) · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
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 5 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.
1 document you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
A Genève, le droit à un congé maternité payé est de 16 semaines. En Suisse, il est de 14 semaines. L'allocation maternité correspond au 80% du salaire LAA.
https://www.ge.ch/fonds-cantonal-compensation-assurance-maternite
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Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.ge.ch
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Other family & children support in Switzerland
14 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Paternity / other parent's leave allowance (EO)
- Adoption leave allowance (EO)
- Care leave allowance for parents of seriously ill children (EO)
- Child allowances (cantonal family allowances)
- Education allowances (cantonal family allowances 16-25)
- Family allowances in agriculture
- Cantonal birth and adoption allowances
- Child maintenance advances (cantonal)
- Subsidised childcare vouchers (City of Zurich)
- Subsidised childcare (Canton of Bern)
- Ticino early-childhood allowances (API)
- Ticino supplementary family allowances for low-income workers (AFI)
- Geneva advance and recovery of maintenance payments (SCARPA)
- Zurich city bridging assistance during pending maintenance proceedings
Similar programmes
Adoption leave allowance (EO)
Ausgleichskassen (Erwerbsersatzordnung EO)
Cantonal birth and adoption allowances
Familienausgleichskassen einzelner Kantone
Paternity / other parent's leave allowance (EO)
Ausgleichskassen (Erwerbsersatzordnung EO)
Orphan's and child pensions (AHV/IV)
Ausgleichskassen AHV/IV
Geneva advance and recovery of maintenance payments (SCARPA)
Canton de Genève - Service cantonal d'avance et de recouvrement des pensions alimentaires (SCARPA)
Education allowances (cantonal family allowances 16-25)
Familienausgleichskassen der Kantone (FamZG)