Ukrainian women can apply for maternity benefits - maternity benefits. The Pension Fund of Ukraine explained whether women engaged in independent professional activities can receive it.

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In Ukraine, the right to insurance payments for insurance in connection with temporary disability (pregnancy and childbirth allowance refers specifically to such payments) are insured persons.

The insured persons include individuals who, according to the legislation, are subject to compulsory state social insurance and pay (or for whom) insurance premiums are paid.

That is, a woman engaged in independent professional activity is provided with a pregnancy and childbirth benefit provided that she is in the status of an insured person and has no debt in paying a single contribution for the period prior to the issuance of a disability certificate (for the months of the billing period, as well as the month of issuance of the certificate.

Certificates from the fiscal authority are necessary due to the fact that after the introduction of quarterly reporting, information on the accrual and payment of a single contribution is reflected in the register of insured persons of the State Register of Compulsory State Social Insurance a few months after its payment.

Basic information about maternity benefit.

The billing period is 12 calendar months preceding the month of maternity leave..

The right to maternity allowance arises on the condition that 30 weeks of pregnancy occur while being in the status of a person exercising an independent professional activity.

The maternity benefit is provided to the insured person in the form of insurance payments that fully or partially compensate for the loss of wages (income) for the period of maternity leave. The amount of such assistance is 100% of the average income, calculated in accordance with the procedure established by the government..

The basis for the appointment of benefits for pregnancy and childbirth was formed on the basis of a medical report, a certificate of incapacity for work with the cause of incapacity for work "

Considering that a person carrying out independent professional activities is at the same time an insured in relation to himself and an insured person, the display of disability certificates for him is carried out through the insured's office on the web portal of electronic services of the Pension Fund of Ukraine.

The basis for financing insurers is an application-calculation drawn up in accordance with the established model, containing information on the amounts of insurance payments accrued to insured persons by their types..

To credit insurance funds, you must open a separate current bank account.

Insurance payments were recalculated in March. Recall how this category of payments was increased this spring.