Maternity allowance

Self-employed workers can participate in voluntary social insurance to receive more social security support. Photo: Huong Nha

Voluntary social insurance is increasingly attractive to freelance workers

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With many benefits such as maternity benefits, contribution support and retirement benefits in old age, voluntary social insurance is attracting more and more freelancers.

From July 1, 2025, male workers who have paid voluntary social insurance for at least 06 months within 12 months before giving birth will also receive a maternity allowance of VND 2,000,000 for each child born. Photo: Nam Duong

Men pay voluntary social insurance, wife stays at home and also receives maternity benefits

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From July 1, 2025, when the Social Insurance Law (SI) 2024 takes effect, men who pay voluntarySI will also receive maternity benefits, and wives who stay at home will also receive maternity benefits.

Voluntary social insurance participants are entitled to additional maternity benefits from July 1, 2025. Photo: Bao Han

Conditions for receiving maternity benefits for voluntary social insurance participants from July 1

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The subjects and conditions for receiving maternity benefits for voluntary social insurance are based on Article 94 of the Law on Social Insurance 2024 (effective from July 1, 2025).

Most female workers want to increase the benefits of maternity benefits at birth. Photo: Minh Huong

Female workers want to increase maternity benefits

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Most female workers want to increase the benefits of maternity benefits at birth.