Raising your child or children alone: financial support
Verified 01 September 2025 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
If you are raising your child or children alone, you can benefit from several supports, under certain conditions.
Family support allowance
You may be entitled to Family Support Allowance (FSA) if you are in one of the following situations:
- The other parent has not been involved in the child's maintenance for at least 1 month (or the other parent pays you child support less than €199.19)
- The other parent did not recognize the child
- The other parent died.
Assistance for the maintenance and upbringing of the child
You may be entitled to the basic allowance for the early childhood care benefit (EYCB). It is paid on a means-tested basis. The allowance is intended to help finance the costs of maintaining and raising a child.
Family allowances
If you have at least 2 children, you may be entitled to family allowances. The amount depends on your resources, the number of dependent children and their age.
Moving bonus if it is your 3rd child
If you have at least 3 dependent children (born or unborn) and you move no later than the last day of the month preceding the 2e birthday of your last child, you are entitled to a moving premium. But, to do this, you must be entitled to the personalized housing assistance (APL) or the family housing allowance (ALF) for your new home.
Help with babysitting
- You may be entitled to the free choice of custody supplement (CMG) if you go through a structure to keep your child or children (organization, micro-nursery or family nursery) or if you employ a childminder or home care worker yourself.
- You can also benefit from a tax credit.
Help if you stop working to take care of your child
If you interrupt all or part of your professional activity to take care of your child and you have 8 quarters of old-age contribution in the last 2 years, you are entitled to the shared child-rearing benefit (PreParE) as long as your child is under 3 years old.
Helps if your child becomes seriously ill or injured or becomes disabled
You may be entitled to the daily parental attendance allowance (AJPP). It allows you to temporarily stop your activity to take care of your child.
If your child has a disability, there may be a impact on your income tax.
Financial aid for schooling
You may be entitled to several aids.
Possible help from your town hall
Some town halls offer help on the occasion of the birth of a child. You can inquire at your town hall (or communal center of social action).