SSS Maternity Questions & Answers

Hi mommy 😊 For EDD May 2027, ang qualifying period mo ay January–December 2026, so July 2026 ✅ counted sa MatBen computation.

Kung Voluntary/NWS member ka, puwede pa ang July contribution as part of the July–September quarter, payable on or before end of September 2026 this is for Matben Due date pero normaly sa SSS contribution kapag nag Generate ka ng PRN ang lalabas na Due date is on or before end of October. Kung Matben claim ka Mommy make sure mahulugan mo yan on or before end of September or as early as possible bago matapos ang last month ng Qualifying Period mo.

Kung Self-Employed ang membership type mo, sabihin mo lang mommy dahil iba ang current payment deadline rule natin iche-check.

🎥 May 2027 EDD guide:
https://youtu.be/KFe0LP29rsM

Hi mommy 😊 For EDD January 2027, ang qualifying period mo ay October 2025–September 2026. Counted lahat ng February–June employer contributions at July voluntary contribution mo. SSS uses the 6 highest MSCs within this period.

Based sa amounts na binigay mo kung ito yung total contribution amounts posted sa My.SSS, roughly ito ang MSC:

February ₱1,350 → ₱9,000 MSC
March ₱1,875 → ₱12,500 MSC
April ₱1,800 → ₱12,000 MSC
May ₱1,800 → ₱12,000 MSC
June ₱750 → ₱5,000 MSC
July ₱3,000 Voluntary → ₱20,000 MSC

So qualified ka na, pero kung hanggang July lang ang ₱3,000 contribution mo, estimated MatBen is around ₱41,125, not ₱70,000.

Kung mag-₱3,000 ka rin for August at September, estimated MatBen could increase to around ₱56,292. Hindi pa rin ₱70,000 because kailangan ng 6 months na ₱20,000 MSC para ma-max ang 105-day benefit.

Kung may contributions ka rin from October 2025–January 2026, send mo mommy yung amounts kasi baka mas mataas pa ang possible MatBen mo.

🎥 January 2027 EDD guide:
https://youtu.be/AosGUymw4G8

Hi mommy 😊 Yes po, generally mandated ang current employer mo na magbayad ng salary differential, kahit 3 months lang ang contributions na ginamit ng SSS sa MatBen computation, as long as employed ka when you avail maternity leave and hindi DOLE-exempt ang company.

For EDD December 2026, qualifying period mo is July 2025–June 2026.

Ang setup is:

Full pay for 105 days based sa regular salary mo
minus actual SSS MatBen
= salary differential na sagot ng employer.

So with around ₱100,000/month salary, malaking amount ang possible salary differential because your full pay for 105 days is roughly ₱350,000, then ibabawas ang actual SSS MatBen and applicable employee contributions.

Also check mommy kung may employer contributions for May–June 2026, since hired ka na noong May. Those months could also affect your SSS MatBen computation.