Motherhood

Di maternity allowance dey start di day di baby born and e fit last up to 14 weeks (98 days). E dey pay 80% of your average earnings before di birth, maximum CHF 220 every day.1

You qualify if AHV insure you for di nine months before di birth, you work for at least five of those months, and you dey employed, self-employed or unemployed under di conditions of unemployment insurance when di baby born.1

If your baby must stay for hospital pass two weeks after di birth, dem go extend di allowance for di length of di stay, up to 56 days.1

Di allowance go end early if you go back to work during di 14 weeks, even part-time.1

Di other parent, di father or di mother wife, get right to two weeks of leave, ten working days for full time, to take inside six months after di birth, and dem go pay am di same rate.2

Maternity services, like check-ups, di birth and care after di birth, basic insurance dey cover dem without deductible or co-payment. Ask your insurer from which week of pregnancy dis one go also cover other treatment.8

Insure your baby inside three months after di birth; di cover go start from di day di baby born.8

After di birth, basic insurance dey cover home visits by midwife.11

Every canton dey pay at least CHF 215 every month for each child until age 16, and at least CHF 268 for young people wey still dey school until age 25. Plenty cantons dey pay more.67

Workers dey get am through their employer, self-employed people through their compensation office. If both parents dey work, na di law go decide who go claim am.67

Childcare costs for children wey never reach 14 fit reduce your taxable income, up to one limit.9

For most cantons, compulsory school na eleven years, including two years of kindergarten from about age four.10

Your commune fit tell you about daycare for your area, after-school care and advice for parents of babies and small children.