Ireland Maternity, Paternity & Parent's Benefit Calculator (DSP Social Welfare)
Calculate Department of Social Protection (DSP) Maternity (26 wks), Parent's (9 wks), and Paternity (2 wks) state benefits at €289/wk plus employer salary top-up.
Calculate Department of Social Protection (DSP) Maternity (26 wks), Parent's (9 wks), and Paternity (2 wks) state benefits at €289/wk plus employer salary top-up.
Calculate Department of Social Protection (DSP) Maternity (26 wks), Parent's (9 wks), and Paternity (2 wks) state benefits at €289/wk plus employer salary top-up. Calculate exact, penny-accurate projections compliant with 2026 Revenue Commissioners • DSP • Central Bank of Ireland standards using Calconova's deterministic IEEE-754 (Decimal.js) calculation engine with instant breakdowns.
Leave category, regular pay, and employer policy
\text{Weekly State Benefit} = €289 \quad [\text{Budget 2025/2026 DSP Standard Rate}] \\
\text{Total DSP Benefit} = \text{Weekly Rate} \times \text{Paid Weeks} \quad (\text{Maternity: 26 wks, Parents: 9 wks, Paternity: 2 wks}) \\
\text{Employer Top-Up} = \max(0, \text{Normal Weekly Wage} - \text{Weekly State Benefit}) \\
\text{Total Leave Package} = \text{Total DSP Benefit} + \text{Total Employer Top-Up}The Irish Department of Social Protection (DSP) pays a standard statutory rate of €289 per week for Maternity Benefit (26 weeks), Parent's Benefit (9 weeks), and Paternity Benefit (2 weeks). State benefits are subject to PAYE income tax but exempt from USC and PRSI. Employer top-up is discretionary; when provided, employers bridge the gap between €289 and the employee's regular pay.
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Under the latest DSP social welfare rates, the standard payment is €289 per week. That totals €7,514 across 26 weeks for Maternity Benefit, €2,601 across 9 weeks for Parent's Benefit, and €578 across 2 weeks for Paternity Benefit.
No. Under Irish employment law, employers are not legally obligated to pay or top up wages during maternity, paternity, or parent's leave. However, many private companies (especially in tech, professional services, and finance) offer full or partial salary top-ups as part of their employee benefits package.
Parent's Benefit provides each parent with 9 weeks of paid leave (€289/week) to be taken within the first 2 years of the child's birth or adoption. Both mother and father/partner are individually entitled, meaning a couple can receive 18 combined weeks of state-funded parent's leave.
For employed individuals (PRSI Class A), you generally need at least 39 paid PRSI contributions in the relevant tax year (second-last complete tax year) or 39 paid in the 12 months before leave starts. Self-employed workers (Class S) require 52 paid PRSI contributions in the relevant year.
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