Azerbaijan plans to raise its one-time childbirth benefit from 600 manats to 1,500 manats in 2027 under the proposed state social protection budget.
The increase would add 900 manats to the payment, making it 2.5 times larger, or a 150% rise from the 2026 level.
Musa Guliyev, chairman of the Milli Majlis Labor and Social Policy Committee, said the proposed 2027 budget for the State Social Protection Fund would allow the benefit to be increased. The measure was discussed during a parliamentary committee review of the 2027 fiscal package.
The budget plan allocates about 281 million manats for benefits financed through compulsory state social insurance, including payments for temporary incapacity, pregnancy and childbirth, the birth of a child, care for children under age 3 and funeral expenses.
The proposed childbirth payment has not yet taken effect. Its final implementation depends on adoption of the budget and approval of the relevant benefit changes.
Sources: Vesti Baku; Report