The state allowance for children provided by Law no. 61/1993 regarding the state allowance for children, republished, with subsequent amendments and completions, is granted to all children up to the age of 18, Romanian citizens, without discrimination, as well as to young people who have reached the age of 18, who are attending high school or vocational education courses organized under the law, until their completion.

The state allowance for children is also granted to the children of foreign citizens, as well as to the children of stateless persons residing in Romania, under the conditions of the law, if they live together with their parents.

Applications for the establishment of the state allowance for children and the documents showing the fulfillment of the legal conditions for granting this right are submitted and registered at the city hall of the commune, town, city, or the sectors of Bucharest, in whose territorial area the legal representatives of the children have their domicile or residence, as applicable.

The right to the state allowance for children is established by decision of the executive director of the county social benefits agencies.