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Employee Salary Differential EDD: August 2026

Question from Rica

Asked Jul 3, 2026

Hello po kakasubmit lang po ng employer ko ng Mat 1 nung June 25, edd ko po is August 19, 2026. Ilang days po process bago macredit saken? Possible po ba na iadvance nila yung Matben ko pati salary differential?

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Answer from SSS Maternity Calculator Team: Answered Jul 4, 2026

Hi mommy 😊 MAT-1 is notification only, kaya hindi pa automatic na may macre-credit after submission.

Since employed ka, employer ang dapat mag-advance ng SSS maternity benefit within 30 days from filing ng maternity leave application—not necessarily 30 days from MAT-1 submission. Si SSS naman ang magre-reimburse sa employer.

Possible rin na isabay ang salary differential para maging full maternity pay, kung may difference at hindi exempt ang employer.

Ask HR: “Considered na po bang maternity leave application ang pinasa ko, at kailan po release ng SSS advance at salary differential?”

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Employee MAT-2 / Claim Filing

Question from Anne

Asked Jul 25, 2026

Kapapanganak ko palang ng july 11 via CS, ngayon palang maaasikaso ang maternity benefits. Gaano kaya katagal ito maprocess at makakuha?

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Answer from SSS Maternity Calculator Team: Answered Jul 26, 2026

Hi mommy 😊 Since July 11 ka nanganak via CS, pwede mo na asikasuhin ang Maternity Benefit Application basta complete ang documents.

Kung self-filing/voluntary/separated ka, usually around 7 working days ang processing kapag complete at okay ang uploaded documents. After approval, possible may dagdag pang few banking days bago pumasok sa enrolled disbursement account.

Kung employed ka, usually employer/HR ang mag-aasikaso. Dapat i-advance ng employer ang full SSS maternity benefit within 30 days from filing of maternity leave application, then sila ang ire-reimburse ni SSS.

Prepare mo mommy ang child’s Certificate of Live Birth / registered birth document, proof/receipt from LCR if newly registered, and make sure active/approved ang Disbursement Account sa My.SSS para walang delay.

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Question from Kath

Asked Jul 24, 2026

Edd ko July tapos Ang hulog ko Nov. 2025 Hanggang June 2026 magkano Ang mat Ben ko

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Answer from SSS Maternity Calculator Team: Answered Jul 26, 2026

Hi mommy 😊 Kung July 2026 ang EDD/actual delivery mo, ang qualifying period mo ay April 2025–March 2026.

Sa hulog mo na November 2025–June 2026, ang counted lang sa MatBen ay November 2025–March 2026 basta paid and posted on time. Hindi na counted ang April–June 2026 kasi nasa semester of contingency na sila.

May at least 5 counted months ka, so possible kang qualified. Pero hindi pa masasabi ang exact amount without your monthly contribution or MSC.

Example: kung ₱3,000 total contribution per month ang counted months mo, possible estimate for 105 days ay around ₱58,333. Kung mas mababa ang hulog, mas mababa rin ang benefit.

Last QP month: March 2026 — qualifying payments should be made on or before end of March 2026.

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Question from Swati

Asked Jul 23, 2026

maternity leave with caregiver allocation upto 7 days so sss maternity will 98 days for mother and payment of sss is 98days? what about 7 days payment?

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Answer from SSS Maternity Calculator Team: Answered Jul 26, 2026

Hi mommy 😊 Yes, kapag nag-allocate ka ng 7 days sa father or qualified caregiver, mababawasan ang leave days mo.

So instead of 105 days, magiging 98 days kay mommy + 7 days sa father/caregiver. Hindi siya additional 7 days on top of 105 days — transferred days po siya.

Yung 7 days payment/leave ay dapat i-process ng employer ng father/caregiver, basta employed siya and may written notice/allocation proof. If hindi niya nagamit or may issue, ipa-verify sa SSS/HR para maayos ang adjustment.

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