Groeipakket

Amounts for children born before 2019 (transitional measures)

Basic amount*
youngest child in the family on 31/12/2018 € 101,69
second youngest child in the family on 31/12/2018 € 188,16
other children in the family on 31/12/2018 € 259,49

 

Monthly age supplement
6 to 11 years € 32,63
12 to 17 years  € 49,86
from 18 years € 63,40

 

Monthly age supplement for eldest child not receiving social allowance or care allowance for a child with specific support needs**
6 to 11 years € 16,36
12 to 17 years € 24,92
from 18 years € 28,72

 

Monthly age supplement for persons with disabilities born before 1 July 1966
Oldest child not receiving single-parent family supplement € 55,02
Other children € 63,40

 

Increased orphan allowance € 390,58 

 A child orphaned before 2019 retains the increased orphan benefit of €390,58 per month as long as the remaining parent does not remarry or cohabit.

 

Social allowance
Child receiving a basic amount of € 101,69 € 67,07
Child receiving a basic amount of € 188,16 € 47,38
Child receiving a basic amount of € 259,49 € 20,93

The social allowance for families with 1 or 2 children and an income between €36.325,76 and 
€42.380,06 is also €35,70 for children born before 2019, regardless of the child's basic amount.

Supplement for the long-term sick and disabled (monthly)
Child receiving basic amount of €101,69 will receive supplement of €126,66 instead of €67,07 in this case

 

Increased supplement for single-parent families (monthly)
Child receiving basic amount of € 259,49, will receive supplement of € 41,18 instead of € 20,93


 

* The amount your child born before 2019 gets today depends on the family composition on 31/12/2018. The family composition on 31/12/2018 can also be determined retroactively in some situations.

** Oldest children who receive an allowance receive the full monthly age supplement. No halved age supplement is applied for these children.