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Question from Jeanbalf

Asked Jul 23, 2026

November po kasi expected delivery ko. Pero ang nahulog ko is. April 2024 hangang July 2026. Qualified na ba ako sa maternity benefits kahit di ako makapag hulog ng august to september,kasi po suspention mo ako ni company now. Or pwede ko ma volontary ung hulog ko ng august at september??

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

Hi mommy 😊 Kung November 2026 ang expected delivery mo, ang qualifying period mo ay July 2025–June 2026.

Since may hulog ka from April 2024 hanggang July 2026, possible kang qualified basta may at least 3 paid and posted contributions within July 2025–June 2026. Hindi required na may hulog ka pa ng August–September para ma-claim ang MatBen.

Ang August–September 2026 ay hindi na counted sa November 2026 MatBen computation kasi July 2026 na ang start ng semester of contingency. Pwede kang mag-voluntary only if hindi ka na employed or wala kang salary/income for that period, pero hindi na siya makakadagdag sa maternity benefit mo.

SSS uses the 6 highest MSCs within the qualifying period to compute the benefit.

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

Watch the EDD November 2026 guide:
https://youtu.be/gcbi5XMtmeQ?si=IqRNUneGHZ2V5A6q

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Question from Jessica

Asked Jul 27, 2026

Kaka alam ko lang na buntis ako, wala na akong hulog simula noong june 2025

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Answer from SSS Maternity Calculator Team: Answered Jul 27, 2026

Hi mommy 😊 Hindi po automatic na hindi ka qualified, pero kailangan muna malaman ang EDD month/year mo.

Sa SSS MatBen, ang tinitingnan ay kung may at least 3 paid and posted contributions sa qualifying period mo.

Since wala ka nang hulog simula June 2025, ganito ang guide:

Kung Oct–Dec 2026 ang EDD mo, likely hindi qualified kung wala kang hulog from July 2025–June 2026.
Kung Jan–Mar 2027 ang EDD mo, possible pa kung makakahulog ka ng July–September 2026 on time.
Kung Apr–Jun 2027 ang EDD mo, possible pa rin kung makakahulog ka ng at least 3 months in 2026 on time.

Pakicomment mommy ang EDD month/year mo para macheck kung anong months ang dapat mong bayaran at kung pwede pa makahabol.

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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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Employee General Question

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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