Increased allowance, payment of outstanding amounts, refund of undue payment

The competent office of Labour, social affairs and family pays the increased childbirth allowance for a multiple birth at the earliest when the children born at the same time have survived 28 days and at the latest by the end of the calendar month following the month in which this fact is proved.

If the amount of the allowance paid by the competent office of Labour, social affairs and family is lower than the beneficiary is entitled to, it pays the difference up to the statutory amount. The right to be paid this difference lapses 1 year from the date on which the childbirth allowance is paid at the amount lower than the beneficiary is entitled to.

If the beneficiary causes the allowance to be unduly paid:

• the beneficiary must repay the childbirth allowance;
• the entitlement to the refund of all or part of a childbirth allowance lapses 1 year from the date on which the competent office of Labour, social affairs and family discovers that the allowance has been unduly paid. However, a refund cannot be claimed once 3 years have elapsed since the date of undue payment.