The conditions for granting the state allowance for children

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 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 children of foreign citizens, as well as those of stateless persons residing in Romania, also benefit from the state allowance for children, under the law, if they live together with their parents.

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

The right to the state allowance for children is established by decision of the executive director of the county agencies for social benefits, starting with the month following the one in which the child was born, and payment of the entitlements starts from the month following the submission of the application.

The amount of the state allowance for children is:

– 631 lei for children up to 2 years old

– 256 lei for children over 2 years old

– 631 lei for children aged 3 to 18 years classified with a degree of disability