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Are you a self-employed worker: what is maternity benefit
Financial support for those who work independently during pregnancy and after giving birth
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from -9 to 3 years
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If you are a self-employed worker, you too are entitled to an economic maternity allowance. It is a contribution provided by the INPS to support you during pregnancy and after the birth of your boy or girl, even if - unlike employees - you are not obliged to abstain from work to receive it. They are entitled to: - self-employed workers enrolled in the special INPS management (artisans, traders, direct farmers, self-employed fishermen); - freelancers enrolled in the separate INPS Management; - Enrolled in Casse professionals (for example lawyers, architects, accountants), according to the rules of their respective bodies. The requirements are: - to be enrolled in the reference INPS management; - to have paid social security contributions in the months of the compensable period. It is not required to interrupt the work activity, but the allowance cannot be combined with other maternity treatments that may be received for the same pregnancy.
The allowance covers the two months before giving birth and the following three months (for a total of 5 months). The amount varies according to the declared income and the contributions paid: for self-employed workers, it is calculated on 80% of the average daily income, defined according to the INPS tables. It is paid in a single solution or in several installments, directly to the account indicated in the application. The application is submitted online to the INPS, with SPID, CIE or CNS, from the 7th month of pregnancy onwards (and in any case within one year of birth). You can also get help from a patronage, who follows the procedure free of charge.
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