CSED - Infant Care Fee

INFANT CARE FEE (CSED):

 

Eligibility criteria:

 

Infant care fee is paid to a woman who has been insured for 365 days in the two years preceding the birth of her child and whose child

·       is born during her period of insurance, or

·       within 42 days of its termination, or

·       during the period of payment of accidental sickness benefit or within 28 days of the termination of such benefit.

 

It is important to note that the 365 insured days within the past two years do not need to be continuous, but can be accumulated. For example, if you worked for two separate periods of six months within the past two years, that would also count. You can be insured as an employee, entrepreneur, contractor, or agricultural producer, as long as you pay the appropriate contributions.

 

Duration of the benefit:

 

CSED is essentially provided during maternity leave. For the mother, this includes 24 weeks, with 2 weeks being mandatory, while the remaining 22 weeks can be taken as preferred.

Eligibility for CSED begins on any day within the four weeks preceding childbirth but no later than the day of delivery. This means that CSED is provided up to maximum 168 days from the child’s birth. However, if you start your maternity leave before the birth, the entitlement will expire earlier.

 

Amount of the benefit:

 

The amount of the infant care fee is 100% of the calendar day's base of the claimant's income, from which only personal income tax (15%) is deducted and from which family tax benefits can be claimed.