NOTE: Hi guys! I’m not from SSS. I’d love to help you answer your questions, but may not be the most qualified to do so. At the end of this post are links to articles you may refer to for additional knowledge. For more immediate clarifications, it’s best to contact your HR department or SSS directly. Check out these two links from SSS: Part 1 and Part 2.
SSS Maternity Notification
Our HR department provided this form for me. You can also download it from the Gov.Ph website (Maternity Notification Form).
Submit the accomplished form with your Ultrasound Report at least 60 days from conception to your employer, if employed, or to SSS, if unemployed, voluntary or separated. If you’re employed, your employer will submit the form to SSS no later than 15 days after they get it from you. The instructions are on the back of the form. 
NOTE: It doesn’t say so on the form, but I also needed to show my original SSS digitized ID and a photocopy. Have that handy.
SSS Maternity Benefits
If you’re a paying SSS member, you have a right to avail of the maternity benefit. More specifically, you have to have paid at least 3 monthly contributions within the 12-month period right before you give birth or have a miscarriage. You also need to have filed the maternity notification form. The maternity allowance is equal to 100% of the member’s daily salary times 60 for normal delivery or miscarriage, 78 for caesarean.
For specifics on how the maternity benefit is computed, check out the Maternity Benefits FAQ on the Gov.ph website (Maternity Benefit FAQ)
Employer Maternity Policies and Benefits
Do ask your employer about policies and benefits. Some employers require a medical certificate. Talk to your boss about your situation. And if your company is new-Mom-friendly, good for you! I once worked for a company that allowed new Moms to go home at 4.30 pm – much earlier than the usual time-out hour. Check out what benefits your employer offers.
I have more questions…
Now how do you go about claiming your maternity reimbursements? How does one file maternity leave at work? I’ll share my personal experience with you when THE day is nearing! Meanwhile, you can check the helpful links below for more details.
Pinoy Baby: “Pre-delivery paperwork: 4 things you need to take care of”
Babycenter.com.ph: “Your pregnancy rights in the Philippines”
Female Network thread on SSS Maternity Pay
Pinoyexchange thread on SSS and Philhealth maternity benefits
Smart Parenting thread on SSS maternity related questions
And if you have tips to share, please feel free to leave a comment. It’s great to learn from one another.
I hope this helps you moms-to-be! 
two months pregnant employee, but Needed to resign cos of personal problems with the father of the child.
Am i entitled to maternity benefits from SSS? Can I ask my employer to advance the said benefit even if I voluntarily resigned from them?
A plesant day.nakapag file na po ako ng maternity ko last july 13 2011,may I know kung klan ko makokoha checke ko kc pumunta ako sa sss diliman branch ang sabi sa akin wala daw eh kumplito naman po ako ducument na pinasa.thank you po!!!
@janette dairo Pestanas
same sakin ang prob mo sis ako n aman po ngfile after i gave birth 10/27/2010 they told me to wait for my check they will give you the no. 917-77-77 from there you need to follow the voice prompt it will give you the amount of your check and date. they will tell you that it wil be deliver but its not. thats what happen to me until now i havent receive my claim yet. so i went to the branch where i filed my form. they will tell you to go to the main branch to have it replace. you need to go to sss q.c. to ask for your check replacement the check is valid only for 3-6 months. you need to make a letter of request present it to them together with your claim slip. go to the new building 7th floor or 9th flr could remember which it is but ask the guard where is the accounting department. hope this help
Can i return to work 2 weeks before the 78days maternity leave ends which was paid by sss via sss mat benefit. Tnx a lot!
pano kapag ayaw mgbugay ng dating employer ng L501 which is 1 of the needed requirement s mat2,,,ang ibinigay lang nila ay sss cotribution,,,pwede n b un????pls.email and pls.answer this question,,thanks.
ayaw magbigay ng dating employer ng L501 kasi di na daw ako employed dun,,,pwede b ung sss contribution na galing s knila ang kaplit nun,,,pls.reply
pls.email the sss of sss batangas city branch,,,thanks para makatawag ako dun dito kasi ako s manila dun ako ngfile s batngas ng mat 1,,,mat 2 n pasa ko kaso di p kumpleto ang req,,ayaw kasi mgbgay ng L501 ng dating employer ko,,,,which is asia premier one source at makati city
I have a contributions in SS for six years since 1995 to 2000, was not able to continue my contributions, and never been availed my maternity benefits in my first child, can I file a maternity benefits for my second child (she is one year old now) Someone told me po kc ok lang daw magfile kahit matagal ng nanganak at basta may contributions sa SS. Please help!
I have a contributions in SS for six years since 1995 to 2000, was not able to continue my contributions, and never been availed my maternity benefits in my first child, can I file a maternity benefits for my second child (she is one year old now) Someone told me po kc ok lang daw magfile kahit matagal ng nanganak at basta may contributions sa SS. Please help!
good day..ask ko lang po, kasi po isa akong private employee, ngayon po due ako in 2-3 weeks time… bale po nung nag inquire ako sa head namin sabi nya ndi daw po ako pwede sa maternity benefits kasi sa last employer ko 2 months lang ako nakaltasan sa bago naman po 5 months lang so 7 lang lahat ang contributions ko… ngayon naka leave na ako, sabi nang iba pwede ko daw magamit benefits ko kasi ung iba 5 months lang sila nakahulog pero may nakuha sila… may makukuha po ba ako kapag nag apply ako kahit nakaleave na ako? thanks…sana po matulungan nyo ako..
Hi po. I gave birth last october 11 and true enough my company advanced my maternity benefits of 30K (CS po ako). I’m still waiting for my daughter’s birth cert to give to my employer so that they can process the reimbursement from SSS. I am due to come back to work this December, but unfortunately I believe I cannot continue to work and was hoping to focus on my child before I go back to the workforce. Can i resign even after i have received the advanced maternity benefits provided I will comply with the requirements for the company to reimburse it from SSS? Or should they ask me to pay the 30K before I resign, and I shouldered 30K personally, can I personally continue to process the reimbursement from SSS so that I can still attain my maternity benefits? I do hope for your immediate response.
Hi,
This is very informative! Thanks a lot!
This can really help a lot 
I would like to know if I should pay for it after?
I am a voluntary SSS member & I applied for an emergency loan last September. Currently, I am paying for my loan & monthly contribution.
If I avail of this benefit, will I have to pay for it monthly too? Because if that’s the case, I would have to pay for three already and it would be too much from my end. I will be giving birth with my 1st baby in 1-2wks from now
Also, what do I need to present to SSS office should I go there this week?
Hoping for your soonest response.
Thanks,
Andy
i gave birth last 11-11-2011 but until now no maternity benefit received? The HR staff incharge says they are too busy that’s why they cannot worked on my maternity benefit yet. Is this allowed? What can i do with regards to this?
hi,
Im expecting my fifth child this august,and they said i cannot claim for any maternity benefits,since its only up to 4 child.Since,I will be out of work for 2 months,will i get anything at all? I want to ask if im entitled to file for sickness notification,instead?will i be getting anything at all?thank you!
i resigned in my previous company last sept 2, 2011. I got employed last september 16, 2011 with my new comapany. i am now 3 months pregnant? who will pay for my maternity leave? is it my previous employer or my new employer.
Gud morning po. I gave birth July 12, 2010 and I apply my mat 2 last April 2011, the Bago Branch receive my application other than they told me that my papers are lack. Then I process it, I pass all the requirements to Antique branch. but then until now I didn’t receive anything from your good office. Meron pa ba akong kulang sa requirements q?
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hi ask lang po ako kung pwede ako na ang mag process na maternity ko kahit employed ako. kasi gusto nang employer namin na ako lang ang mag process. fist time kopa magclaim nag maternity?
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I just have a question. i am a vonluntary member of SSS and one requirement for availing the maternity benefit is to have a copy of approved SS Form E-5. now my question is what is ss form e-5? I tried to research it but failed to find it. i hope anybody could help me on this, im currently out of the country but voluntarily pay my sss contribution monthly and i am now 7 months pregnant and i need to submit the requirements before my due date comes. thank u so much in advance for the help.
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pano po if ever na di po nai submit ung L501 di n b mkukuha ung sss maternity benefits ko tnx
hi good day!!!
Im actually on my due date and already filed Mat-1 in my company,I was married but I dont have sss I.d and as per my employer they need my sss id as a requirements to claimed my maternity benefits.
I already go to sss branch to change my status from single to married but its almost 2 months they not yet proccessing,
Is it possible to have my sss i.d as Single just to claim my benefits? I have my E-1 form and its indicating that Im single.
Thank you
really appreciate for your reply… god bless
hello, good fay!. I am four months pregnant now but has no yet informed my employe about my pregnancy. I am already 3 months plus when I knew about my pregnancy, it is because, from the previous moths/years, I had always a unregular menstrual period that takes 1-2 months of missed period. At first, i think that it was just a missed period, due to my non regular menstrual periods, and i will have back my preiod the next month, but since I didnt have the following month I decided to undergo a home pregnancy test, and discovered that I am pregnant. Would it be too late for me to inform my employer regarding this, and be able to avail the maternity benefits? As stated on the rule, one must informed the employer :for at least 60 days from conception” and I am 4 months now. Please do answer my querry. I badly need your opinion.. Thank you so much.
hi gud day .. pwde pa po bang kumuha ng maternity pay sa sss kahit 2 months na po akong nanganak?? may contribution po ako nung nov 2011 hanggang april 2012 ..??
gud day! i did not not file MAT-1 but i filed MAT-2, can i still avail my maternity benefits?
gud day po aq po naun pa lng mgfile ng mat 1 kaso hnd ko pa po alm ung mga requirements ano po ba ung mga kailangan 1st tym ko pa lng po kc ….
hi gd day. i have question regarding maternity benefits, meron po akong 5 childrens and and out of 5 tatlo lng po ung nakunan ko ng maternity benefits, ung 3rd pregnancy po is i was not working, and ung 5th po is hesitant to apply for the maternity benefits bcoz sbi nila until 4th child lng daw ang pwede, do i still get my maternity even if my last child is 7 yrs old now…
Thanks and Regards
magandang araw po.
ask q lang po 3 yrs. mahigit na po q naghu2log sa SSS q then na stop po q 3yrs na rin po gs2 q po sana ipagpatuloy kc po para man lng kahit pa2no my makuha q pag nagmaternity po q.ask q lng po kung ilang bwan ba dapat q bayaran pra maihabol q po sa maternity q kc mag 3 months plang nman po tyan q.or kung pwede q pa po ba mahulugan at ng umabot q sa maternity?maraming mraming slamat po,,…sna po masgot u ang aking mga katanungan
god bless….
Good day! Hangang kailan po pwede kumuha ng sss maternity loan 1month ago na po ako nkapanganak..Hindi pa ko nakapag file.
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my lasy employer does not want to issue L501 for my maternity requirement. I am unemployed and is self voluntarily accomplishing my sss contirbutions….what do i do?
Hi,
One of our employees resigned due to sensitivity on her pregnancy. However, we were able to file and submit the required MAT1 and other documents attached thereof. Would there any chances to cancel it on behalf of the company? since she will voluntarily proceed the required contribution. What would be the best arrangement deal with? thank you