Are you expecting or adopting a child? Congratulations! The Groeipakket provides financial support for the birth or adoption of a child: the birth benefit.
You can apply for the birth benefit at the earliest four months before the estimated date of birth. If you apply for the birth benefit before the birth of the child, you must also provide your payment fund with a doctor's certificate specifying the estimated date of birth. You will receive the birth benefit at the earliest two months before the estimated date of birth. In case of adoption, you will receive the birth benefit as soon as the child becomes part of your family.
Is it your first child?
Apply for the birth benefit at a Groeipakket payment fund of your choice.
There are five Flemish Groeipakket payment funds: the public payment fund FONS and the private payment funds Infino, KidsLife Vlaanderen, MyFamily and Parentia. You can change your payment fund after one year of affiliation. If you choose a new payment fund, this choice applies to all children in your family. You will then remain affiliated for at least one year.