Are family benefits paid on a means-tested basis?
Verified 01 June 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Most of the time, family benefits are subject to income conditions. That is, above a certain income threshold, either the family is no longer entitled to it or the amount of benefits paid is lower.
Resource-Conditional Benefits
- Early Childhood Care Benefit (ECCB) Birth Bonus
- Basic allocation of La Paje
- Premium for the adoption of the Pajé
- Moving allowance
- Supplement for costs of the daily allowance for parental presence (AJPP)
- Back-to-School Allowance (ARS).
Reduced benefits based on income
- Family allowances
- Complement of free choice of the mode of custody
- Allowance paid in case of death of a child
Benefits without income conditions
- Shared Child-Rearing Benefit (PreParE)
- Family Support Allowance (FSA)
- Daily Parental Attendance Allowance (DPA)
- Education allowance for disabled children (AEEH).
Warning
In order for parents to benefit from AEEH, the child must not earn more than 55% the gross monthly minimum wage, or €1,026.86.
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