Birth and Childcare Benefit (parental leave pay)
Prestación por nacimiento y cuidado del menor
Paid by Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) · 🇪🇸 Spain
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
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Gated on a personal circumstance. This programme depends on pregnancy, new baby or adoption — a condition the structured eligibility fields below do not capture. Read the official page carefully before assuming you qualify.
Who qualifies
The 4 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
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The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed is free and always will be.
3 documents you'll need
Exactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
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Where this comes from
El permiso por nacimiento y cuidado de menor pasa de 16 a 19 semanas (32 en familias monoparentales), iguales e intransferibles para ambos progenitores, con el 100% de la base reguladora abonado por el INSS.
https://prestaciones.seg-social.es/servicio/prestacion-nacimiento-adopcion-cuidado-menor.html
Last checked 2026-08-12 · a researcher confirmed this against the official page
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