What to do if I am receiving unemployment and I am going to be a father

Sometimes, while we are unemployed and receiving unemployment, our partner will give birth. Many people wonder if in these cases the two supports are compatible: the unemployment benefit and the paternity benefit . The truth is that it will depend on whether you are receiving a benefit or an unemployment benefit, as well as a different case if the maternity begins before the end of the employment contract . Whatever your situation, if you are going to have a child, you must know what your rights and options are for receiving benefits. In .com we help you with this article on what to do if I am receiving unemployment and I am going to be a father.

If you receive unemployment benefit

If your paternity takes place while you are receiving a contributory level unemployment benefit, you can suspend it and start receiving the paternity benefit paid by the National Institute of Social Security. You must deliver the Social Security medical report to the employment office so that the Public Employment Service (SEPE) suspends the demand for employment, which means that you will not have to renew it, nor will you be called to training courses or offers of work. Unemployment benefit is stopped and is not consumed while receiving paternity assistance. At the end, if you continue in unemployment situation, you can resume the service suspended for the duration and amount that were pending at the time of suspension. You have 15 days to request resumption from the end of paternity benefits.

If you receive unemployment benefit

In case you do not have the right to unemployment and, therefore, to receive the unemployment benefit but the unemployment benefit, you will continue to receive the subsidy for the same amount and duration while paternity occurs. Your situation as a jobseeker is also modified, and you will not have to renew the demand nor will you receive calls for training courses, job offers or other services. But in case you consume the subsidy and continue in a paternity situation, you will not have right to economic benefit for paternity by the National Institute of Social Security.

If paternity starts before I finish my contract

If your situation is that while your paternity is ending your contract, you will continue to receive your paternity economic benefit from the National Institute of Social Security (INSS) until the medical discharge or end of that situation. Then, you can start applying for the unemployment benefit or allowance within 15 working days of the end of the paternity period.

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