The application platform closes

Today, Friday November 10, at 18:00 it will be temporarily closed for citizens, 18:00, the platform A21 – Child Benefit, in order to proceed with the process of calculating the payment of the fifth installment of the allowance on the last working day of November. The platform for beneficiaries will automatically open on 30 November 2023

According to OPECA, for the allowance to be granted, the application must be finally submitted and approved. An application that has been temporarily stored is considered not submitted and will not be considered.

Child benefit A21 – Examples

• Family with 2 parents and 2 children, with an annual income of €28,000: The equivalence scale of the family is: 1 + 1/2 +1/4 + 1/4 = 2. Therefore, the equivalent income is: €28,000 / 2= €14,000 . So the family belongs to the C income scale and will receive a 56€ allowance per month.
• Family with 2 parents and 1 child, with an annual income of €26,000: The equivalence scale of the family is: 1 + 1/2 +1/4 = 1.75. Therefore, the equivalent income is: €26,000 / 1.75 = €14,857. So the family belongs to the C income scale and will receive an allowance of €28 per month.
• Family with 2 parents and 2 children, with an annual income of €18,800: The equivalence scale of the family is: 1 + 1/2 +1/4 + 1/4 = 2. Therefore, the equivalent income is: €18,800 / 2= €9,400 . So the family belongs to the B income scale and will receive an 84€ allowance per month.
• Family with 2 parents and 3 children with an annual income of €13,000: The equivalence scale of the family is: 1 + 1/2 +1/4 + 1/4 +1/4 = 2.25. Therefore, the equivalent income is: €13,000 / 2.25 = €5,777. So the family belongs to the A income scale and will receive €280 per month.
• Family with 2 parents and 2 children with an annual income of €12,000: The equivalence scale of the family is: 1 + 1/2 +1/4 + 1/4 = 2. Therefore the equivalent income is: €12,000 / 2= €6,000. So the family belongs to the A income scale and will receive €140 per month.
• Family with 2 parents and 4 children with an annual income of €14,500: The equivalence scale of the family is: 1 + 1/2 +1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 2.5. Therefore, the equivalent income is: €14,500 / 2.5 = €5,800. The family belongs to the A income scale and will receive €420 per month.
• Family with 2 parents and 4 children with an annual income of €24,500: The equivalence scale of the family is: 1 + 1/2 +1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 2.5. Therefore, the equivalent income is: €24,500 / 2.5 = €9,800. The family belongs to the B income scale and will receive €252 per month.
• Family with 2 parents and 5 children with an annual income of €27,000: The equivalence scale of the family is: 1 + 1/2 +1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 +1/4 = 2.75. Therefore, the equivalent income is: €27,000 / 2.75 = €9,818. The family belongs to the B income scale and will receive €336 per month.
• Single-parent families with 3 children and an annual income of €12,000: The equivalence scale of the family is: 1 + 1/2 +1/4 + 1/4 = 2. Therefore, the equivalent income is: €12,000 / 2= €6,000. So the family belongs to the A income scale and will receive €280 per month.
• Single-parent families with 1 child and an annual income of €9,000: The equivalence scale of the family is: 1 + 1/2 = 1.5. Therefore, the equivalent income is: €9,000 / 1.5 = €6,000. So the family belongs to the A income scale and will receive €70 per month.
• Single-parent families with 2 children and an annual income of €10,500: The family equivalence scale is: 1 + 1/2 + 1/4 = 1.75. Therefore, the equivalent income is: €10,500 / 1.75 = €6,000. So the family belongs to the A income scale and will receive €140 per month.