Types of family benefits
| Type of benefit | Amount of benefit in euros (in kroons) |
|---|---|
| Childbirth allowance | 320 (5000) |
| Child allowance (paid until children turn 16 or, if they continue studying, until they turn 19 and until the end of the academic year in which they turn 19) | |
| • for the first and second child | 19,18 (300) |
| • starting from the third child | 57,54 (900) |
| Child care allowance (will not be payed during parental benefit receiving period); (amounts per child) | |
| • to the parent of a child up to 1 year of age | 44,78 (700) |
| • to the parent of a child between 1 and 3 years of age | 38,35 (600) |
| • to the parent of a child between 3 and 8 years of age (paid if there are other children in the family up to the age of 3) | 19,18 (300) |
| • to the parent of a child between 3 and 8 years of age if there are three or more children in the family (paid in the event that there are at least three children in the family receiving child allowances for children over the age of 3) | 19,18 (300) |
| Single parent’s child allowance (paid if a child’s birth certificate contains no details about the child’s father or if the details provided by the mother remain unconfirmed or if the other parent is wanted by the police) | 19,18 (300) |
| Conscript’s child allowance | 47,94 (750) |
| Child allowance for a child under guardianship or foster care | 191,80 (3000) |
| Start in independent life allowance (paid to young people who grew up in an orphanage, under guardianship or in foster care when they start living independently) | 383,60 (6000) |
| Parents allowance for families with seven or more children (paid to one parent once a month in a family where there are seven or more children who have the right to receive a child allowance) | 168,74 (2640) |
| Adoption allowance (single payment) | 320 (5000) |
Last modified on:December 30 2010 01:08pm
