---
title: "Setting Flexible Benefits against a Benefit Claim"
space: "Frappe HR"
url: "https://docs.frappe.io/hr/setting-flexible-benefits-against-a-benefit-claim"
updated: "2026-02-04"
---

**Flexible benefit** plans allow employees to avail the **benefits** they want or need from a package of programs offered by an employer. They may include health insurance, pension plans, telephone expenses, etc.

  


To set Flexible Benefits in Frappe HR, follow the following steps:

  


1) Go to Salary Component for which you want to set flexible benefits for and select the **"Is Flexible Benefit"** checkbox. Enter the Yearly **Max. Benefit Amount**. Select the **"Pay Against Benefit Claim**" checkbox to avail the flexible benefits via a Benefit Claim.

![](https://docs.erpnext.com/files/gpYJN0U.png)  


2) Set up a Salary Structure for the Employee with this Salary Component. Set the Amount to 0. Also, enter the Max Benefits Amount for this Salary Structure.

![](https://docs.erpnext.com/files/CoNsmqr.png)3) Assign the Salary Structure to the employee via Salary Structure Assignment.

4) Create an Employee Benefit Claim for this employee. Select the Claim Date, Component and enter the Claimed Amount.

![](https://docs.erpnext.com/files/Qvfr4xl.png)  


5) Run the Payroll Entry. The amount will be fetched against the component in the Salary Slip as seen below.

![](https://docs.erpnext.com/files/Iyh0LJa.png)