Prestación por nacimiento y cuidado del menor
Birth and child-care benefit
Up to 19 weeks of fully paid leave per parent from INSS for birth, adoption or fostering — 100% of your regulatory base.
Start application →The prestación por nacimiento y cuidado del menor is the parental leave benefit paid by Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) under the Ley General de la Seguridad Social. Each parent is entitled to up to 19 weeks of leave at 100% of the base reguladora (regulatory base) — 6 weeks immediately following birth or placement on a mandatory full-time basis, with the remainder taken flexibly in weekly blocks until the child turns 12 months. The benefit covers birth, adoption, guardianship for the purpose of adoption, and permanent fostering, and applies to salaried, self-employed, civil-servant, and agricultural workers who meet the contribution requirements. Application is filed online with Cl@ve or digital certificate via the Sede Electrónica de la Seguridad Social.
Eligibility
You qualify for the prestación if:
- You are affiliated to and paying contributions in a Seguridad Social regime
- You meet the minimum contribution period (none under 21; 90 days in the last 7 years between 21 and 26; 180 days in the last 7 years and 360 lifetime over 26)
- A birth, adoption, guardianship, or permanent fostering has just occurred
- You take at least 6 weeks of leave on a mandatory full-time basis immediately after the event
- You apply within 15 days of the leave starting