Are you going to have a child in 2018? These are the state aid for children offered by the Government

With the objective of promote the birth rate in Spain, which has been decreasing for several years, the State offers families a series of financial aid and child birth deductions.

So that, If you are going to have a child during this year, we will tell you about the state aid from which you can benefit, and we advise you not to lose sight of the subsidies and maternity benefits offered by some Autonomous Communities and local administrations (Provincials, Town Halls ...). Do not stop informing yourself!

Aid for childbirth or multiple adoption

This help can be requested by either parent.It is received in a single payment and is calculated taking into account the minimum interprofessional salary of the year of birth and the number of children born or adopted together.

• If you have two children: the interprofessional minimum wage is multiplied by four
• If you have three children: the interprofessional minimum wage is multiplied by eight
• If you have four or more children: the minimum interprofessional minimum wage is multiplied by 12

In cases in which one of the children was affected by a disability equal to or greater than 33%, it will count twice.

The minimum interprofessional salary set for 2018 is 735.90 euros, so, if for example a couple had triplets in this year, the help they will receive will be the calculation of multiplying 735.90 euros by eight: 5,887.2 euros.

This help is compatible with:

• The benefit for the birth or adoption of a child in the cases of large families, single parents and mothers with disabilities.
• The special maternity allowance for childbirth, adoption, custody for adoption or multiple foster care.
• Economic allowances per child or dependent child.
• The orphan's pension and the pension for family members for grandchildren and siblings
• Other similar financial aid granted by a local or regional administration.

You can see more information about it in this link.

Birth or adoption assistance

Social Security grants a 1,000 euros aid in a single payment, when families do not exceed income limits and are in any of these three cases:

• Children born or adopted in a large family or that, for that reason, acquires said condition.

• Children born or adopted in a single parent family, that is to say, the one constituted by a “only parent” with whom the born or adopted child coexists and is the sole breadwinner of the family.

• Children born or adopted in families in which the mother has a disability equal to or greater than 65%, provided that the birth occurred in Spanish territory or that the adoption was constituted or recognized by the competent Spanish authority.

This benefit, which is exempt from personal income tax, is compatible with:

• The delivery or multiple adoption benefit
• The economic allowances per child or minor in charge
• The orphan's pension and in favor of grandchildren and brothers who, where appropriate, may correspond
• Other similar financial aid granted by a Local or Autonomous Administration
• Special maternity allowance for multiple births c

Aid for minor child in permanent or foster family foster care for adoption purposes

This economic allocation It is granted for each child under 18or older than that age and affected by a disability to a degree equal to or greater than 65 percent, at the expense of the beneficiary, whatever the legal nature of the affiliation, as well as by the minors in their care under permanent or foster family foster care for adoption purposes.

They are two different situations that will require different requirements:

• In order to receive the financial allowance for children or children under 18 years of age, it will be necessary not to exceed an income limit.

• In order to receive help for children or dependent children with disabilities, it will only be necessary to prove that the degree of disability is equal to or greater than 33%.

In this link you can find all the necessary information to request this help.

You help large families

In order to obtain this type of help, it is essential to first possess the title that accredits you as a large family, both of general category (three or four children) and of special category (five or more children).

There is a specific deduction for large families, which can be applied in the Income Statement or receive an advance payment at the rate of 100 euros per month.

• € 1,200 deduction for large general family
• € 2,400 deduction for special category
• € 1,200 deduction for families with children with disabilities

There are also a series of discounts and state benefits that can also be taken advantage of:

Photo via Spanish Federation of Large Families

Income Tax Deduction

Employed or self-employed working mothers who are registered in the corresponding Social Security or Mutual Security regime, can be deducted in the Income Statement of 1,200 euros per year for each child who is under three years old. The amount can be charged in monthly installments of 100 euros (must be requested through the AET model 140) or deducting the total income tax.

"The Law on Personal Income Tax (Personal Income Tax) regulates the deduction for maternity for children under 3 years of age up to € 1,200 per year for each child born or adopted in Spanish territory. Taxpayers of the IRPF entitled to this deduction they can request the advance payment of the same "

"The early payment of the deduction for maternity may be requested by women with children under 3 years of age, who carry out an activity on their own or by others who are registered in the corresponding Social Security or Mutuality regime, being able to reduce the IRPF differential fee up to € 1,200 per year for each child under 3 years old "

In cases of adoption or foster care, the deduction may be made, regardless of the child's age, during the three years following the date of registration in the Civil Registry.

This aid, in force at the national level, is not applicable in the Basque Country.

Maternity benefit

To these aids we must add, logically, maternity or paternity allowance, which is the economic benefit received by the Social Security from the worker, man or woman who works both as an employee and as a self-employed person, during the period of maternal rest.

Therefore, if you are going to be a mother or father in this year, be sure to check the information and check if you meet the requirements to apply for these grants.

• Via Guide of Social Aid and Services for Families 2017 (Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality)

• In SMEs and Autonomous Working mother? These are the requirements to enjoy the maternity deduction

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