Published: 18.12.2025.

The non-transferable part is a component of the parental benefit: each parent is entitled to receive it for two calendar months, and it cannot be transferred to the other parent.

The non-transferable part is granted to a person who:

 

Is on childcare leave or unpaid leave granted due to the need to care for the child; or, due to childcare obligations, cannot obtain income as a self-employed person.

Cares for a child until the child reaches eight years of age.

 

If the non-transferable share of the parental benefit is granted for a period commencing on or after 1 January 2026, and the entire parental benefit (including both the basic component and the non-transferable share) has been claimed for a single uninterrupted period, the entitlement to the non-transferable share shall be retained in the following circumstances:

  • where, during the period of receipt of the maternity benefit, parental benefit or the non-transferable share, the beneficiary loses their status as an employed or self-employed person;
  • here the parental benefit has been granted to a person who has lost their employed or self-employed status within 60 days prior to the commencement of maternity leave or parental leave (or within 210 days, where the employer has been liquidated).

If one parent is socially insured (employee or self-employed) and entitled to parental benefit, but the other parent is not, that fact does not confer upon the insured parent the right to receive the other parent’s non-transferable part. The other parent may request their own non-transferable part until the child reaches eight years of age. If the other parent does not become employed by then, the two-month non-transferable portion remains unused.

In certain cases, both non-transferable parts of the parental allowance (total of four calendar months) can be used by one parent. These are cases when:

  • paternity is not recognized or determined;
  • the other parent is deceased;
  • the other parent’s parental rights have been revoked or terminated; and provided that the benefit portion has not been awarded and used by another person.

Changes in the procedure for receiving parental benefits apply not only to the child's parents

The above conditions shall also apply to one of the adoptive parents to whom the child to be adopted has been placed for care and supervision by a decision of the Orphans’ Court prior to the approval of the adoption by the court, to a foster family member who has concluded an agreement with the local government, to a guardian, or to any other person who, pursuant to a decision of the Orphans’ Court, actually cares for and raises the child.

The right to receive the non-transferable part of the parental benefit (as well as the basic part of the parental benefit) shall apply to persons for whom mandatory contributions to parental insurance have been made or were required to be made:

  • for not less than three months within the last six-month period preceding the month in which the insured event occurred (the date from which the parental benefit is granted);
  • for not less than six months within the last 24 months.

Since the non-transferable part is individual for each parent, it is calculated based on the average insured income of each parent respectively — for the mother, on her calculated average insured income, and for the father, on his calculated average insured income. The amount of the benefit (both the basic part and the non-transferable part) depends on the chosen total benefit period (19 months or 13 months). Accordingly, the amount of the non-transferable part is set at 43.75% or 60% of the parent’s calculated average insured income.

Calculation of the average insured income and the amount of the non-transferable part of the parental benefit

Opting to receive it immediately after the basic part

If the parent continues to receive the non-transferable part consecutively immediately after the basic part of the parental benefit, the person’s entitlement to the parental benefit has already been established and the amount of the benefit has already been calculated. This means that the eligibility assessment does not need to be carried out again, nor does the amount of the benefit need to be recalculated (the payment of the benefit continues).

 

Opting to receive it during a freely chosen period from the child’s birth until the child reaches eight years of age, including periods when the other parent is receiving maternity benefit, the basic part of the parental benefit, or the non-transferable part.

When applying for the non-transferable part of the parental benefit, the person’s entitlement is determined (qualification criteria, presence on childcare leave) and the average insured income is calculated. The amount of the benefit (60% or 43.75% of the average insured income) depends on the initially chosen duration of the parental benefit period.

The two-month period does not need to be continuous — the benefit may be received in separate, non-consecutive periods.

For more information on the calculation and amount of the average insured income, see the description “Parental Benefit”.

Options for receiving the non-transferable part of the parental benefit

Parent who is receiving the basic part of the parental benefit:

  • may request the non-transferable part to be granted immediately after the basic part has been paid, or at a later time of their choosing until the child reaches eight years of age.

A parent who is not receiving the basic part of the parental benefit may use their non-transferable part at any time from the child’s date of birth until the child reaches eight years of age:

  • simultaneously with the other parent during a period in which the other parent is receiving the basic part of the parental benefit or the non-transferable part;
  • during a period in which the other parent is receiving maternity benefit. In other words, this means that the child’s father may receive his non-transferable part even during the period when the mother is receiving maternity benefit for that child.

If the father chooses to receive his non-transferable part during the period in which the mother is receiving maternity benefit in connection with the birth of the child, the amount of the parental benefit must be determined in order to grant the father the non-transferable part. This means that, prior to requesting the non-transferable part, the parents must agree on the total duration of the parental benefit period and submit an application for the granting of the parental benefit (basic part), and the other parent must request the granting of the non-transferable part.

 

The translation has been prepared using a machine translation tool.