Maternity allowance

Who is entitled to maternity allowance?

Women who have recently given birth and who have not been gainfully employed during their pregnancy, i.e. who are not entitled to daily benefits from the compulsory sickness benefit insurance or to salary payments from their employer, are entitled to the maternity allowance. However, if the benefits paid by the health insurance fund or the employer do not reach the amount of the maternity allowance (see below), the difference will be paid. Daily allowance benefits from voluntary sickness benefit insurance are not taken into account.

The earnings of the woman in postpaelem period - together with those of her husband or cohabiting partner - may not exceed the maximum limit (CHF 100`000 + CHF 5000 per child, see below). If the woman in childbed was not employed in the last 6 months before the birth and had no taxable income of her own, only the taxable income of the spouse or cohabiting partner is to be taken as a basis.

The woman in postpaelem period must be resident in Liechtenstein at the time of childbirth. Women who have recently given birth who are not nationals of a member state of the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland must provide evidence of at least 3 years' residence in Liechtenstein at the time of birth, or their spouse / cohabiting partner must provide evidence of at least 5 years' residence in Liechtenstein immediately preceding the birth.

The entitlement to payment of the maternity allowance expires after three years since the birth of the child.

The amount of the maternity allowance

The earning limits increase by CHF 5,000 for each additional child, for which there is entitlement to child allowance.
The maternity allowance is paid only once for each birth.

Application

The application form and the leaflet will be mailed to you with your preventive care booklet or can be obtained directly from the Office of Public Health.

• Complete and sign the application form.
• Contirmation of the sickness benefit by the health insurance with which you are or were insured for health care or if you work for sickness benefit (form page 3).
• Certification of taxable income by the municipal tax office of the  place of residence where the spouses or cohabiting partners were taxable in the previous year of the year of birth of the child (form page 3).
• Copy of the child allowance decree (available from the AHV/IV/FAK-Anstalt, 9490 Vaduz).
• Copy of the foreigner's identity card (for foreign spouses or cohabiting partners, a copy of the foreigner's identity card is to be attached; exception: EEA nationals or Swiss citizens).

Annual Report 2021 of the Maternity Allowance in the Principality of Liechtenstein as of 1982

Annual Report 2022 of the Maternity Allowance in the Principality of Liechtenstein from 1982