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Budget 2026: What Will the New Birth Leave for Parents Look Like?
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Announced in January 2024 by President Emmanuel Macron for a "demographic rearmament" in the face of the decline in the birth rate, the implementation of this birth leave was suspended following the dissolution of the National Assembly in June of the same year.
A new birth leave is included in the Social Security Funding Bill for 2026, allowing parents to take up to two additional months each to accommodate their child, in addition to existing leave
The Social Security Financing Bill for 2026 provides for the creation of a birth leave, offering parents up to two additional months each for the care of their child. The creation of a new birth leave, allowing parents to take up to two additional months each to receive their child, is included in the Social Security Financing Bill (PLFSS) for 2026, introduced on Tuesday by the government.
Presented on Tuesday by the government in the Social Security Funding Bill (PLFSS) for 2026, the new "birth leave" intends to strengthen support for young parents, as reported in South West. This will allow each parent to take up to two additional months to accommodate a child, in addition to maternity leave (16 weeks) and paternity leave (28 days). The precise modalities of compensation will be defined by decree at a later date. According to th…
The Social Security Financing Bill (PLFSS) for 2026, introduced on Tuesday 14 October by the government, provides for the creation of a new birth leave, which would allow parents to take up to two additional months each to receive their child.
The government has included in its Social Security funding bill the creation of a new birth leave. Objective: to allow each parent to spend more time with his or her child, while reviving the birth in France. See more
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