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Company certificates for start of mandatory and/or voluntary leave  for the birth and care of a minor benefit can only be sent from the day leave starts. Otherwise, it may not be certified


You can use this service to request Birth and Care of a Minor benefit, to enjoy the applicable work leave period for birth, adoption, custody for adoption, and permanent or temporary foster care.

About this procedure

Who it is for

Workers taking legally established periods of leave for childbirth, adoption or foster care who want to apply for  Birth and Care of a Minor benefits.

What you can do

  • Simulate the amount and dates which would be left in the event of claiming the benefit.
  • Submit an application for the Birth and Childcare allowance in your own name, by proxy or by means of a power of attorney registered in the electronic register of powers of attorney.
  • Apply for the benefit over multiple periods.
  • Attach  documentation.

What you need to do it

  • For the company to have sent the company certificate with the dates of rest.
  • For the birth to be registered in the registry, automatically or manually in those registers that are not computerised.
  • To incorporate the information required in the service itself and attach the documents indicated.
  • If you access as a representative, you must ask the represented party to confirm the representation by accessing the link that they will receive on their mobile by SMS.
  • If you access with power of attorney, you must be registered in the Electronic Register of Powers of Attorney. 

Please note

Access to the service may be made with any valid identification system. With this access you will have access to the simulation of the benefit taking into account the information you enter.

Once the benefit simulation has been carried out and in order to be able to make your application with the data entered, you will be asked to identify yourself with a more secure identification system, such as a Digital Certificate or permanent cl@ve.

After filling in the form, you will be told which documents are to be submitted and it will be possible to upload them.

Next steps

Once the process has been completed, you will receive a “proof of receipt” in PDF format.

If you do not receive the confirmation message, or if you receive an error or failed sending message, you should resubmit the application at another time or use other channels.

The Spanish National Social Security Institute will adopt the corresponding resolution, which will be exclusively issued electronically and made available via the Telematic Notifications service. In order to access and sign your telematic notifications, you need to have a Digital Certificate or permanent cl@ve. In the following link you will find the instructions to apply for this certificate, either as a natural person or as a representative: https://www.cert.fnmt.es/. To obtain your permanent cl@ve user, you can find information at: https://clave.gob.es/.  The cl@ve registration level for the use of the Notification register is advanced.

You can check the status of your benefit application using the “Your Procedures” section of the personal portal “Your Social Security”, which can be accessed from the e-Office.

To access this service check you have the necessary technical requirements.

Access to this service will be enabled only when you identify yourself as a natural person or entity

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