Maternity allowance

Who is entitled to a maternity allowance?

Women who have recently given birth and who were not gainfully employed during their pregnancy, i.e. who are not entitled to daily allowances from the compulsory sickness benefit insurance or to salary payments from their employer during their maternity, are entitled to a 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 income of the woman who has recently given birth - together with that of her husband or cohabiting partner - must not exceed the maximum limit (CHF 100,000 + CHF 5,000 per child, see below). If the woman who has recently given birth 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 into account.

The woman who has recently given birth must be resident in Liechtenstein at the time of delivery. Women who have recently given birth and who are not nationals of a member state of the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland must provide proof of at least three years' residence in Liechtenstein at the time of the birth, or proof that their spouse/cohabiting partner has been resident in Liechtenstein for at least five years immediately prior to the birth.

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

Amount of the maternity allowance

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

Application form

The application form and information sheet will be sent to you with the pension booklet or can be obtained directly from the Office of Public Health.

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

Annual report 2023 of the maternity allowance in the Principality of Liechtenstein since 1982

Annual report 2022 on the maternity allowance in the Principality of Liechtenstein since 1982