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SSS Benefit for Miscarriage (60 Days)
Miscarriage and emergency termination of pregnancy are covered for 60 days. See the amount.
1. Your details
Your SSS maternity benefit
₱40,000.00
₱666.67 a day × 60 days
Your employer usually advances the benefit within 30 days of filing, then SSS reimburses them.
🧭 What to do
- Notify your employer (or SSS if you're self-employed, voluntary or an OFW) of your pregnancy through My.SSS.
- After giving birth, file the maternity benefit reimbursement or application online with the documents SSS asks for.
- Under RA 11210, your employer pays the salary differential so you get full pay, unless the business is exempt (for example very small businesses).
- You can give up to 7 of your 105 days to the child's father or an alternate caregiver.
Rules last checked: October 2026. Assumes the same salary in every month of the window. SSS decides the final amount. The salary differential is an estimate (monthly salary × 12 ÷ 365 per day). 🔒 Everything stays on your device.
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📚 Official sources: SSS maternity benefit
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Questions people ask
How is the SSS maternity benefit computed?+
SSS adds your 6 highest monthly salary credits in the 12 months before the semester of contingency, divides by 180 to get a daily allowance, then multiplies by 105 days for a live birth (120 for solo parents, 60 for miscarriage).
What is the maximum SSS maternity benefit?+
Benefits use salary credits up to ₱20,000, so the most is about ₱70,000 for a live birth (₱666.67 a day × 105 days), ₱80,000 for solo parents and ₱40,000 for miscarriage.
How many contributions do I need?+
At least 3 monthly contributions within the 12-month period before the semester of your delivery or miscarriage.
Does my employer have to pay the difference?+
Under RA 11210, private employers must pay the salary differential (your full pay minus the SSS benefit), unless the business is exempt, such as some micro and small businesses or distressed companies.