Proposal to raise the child-rearing benefit

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1. The bill renames the current benefit for dependent children, which would become the asignación económica para la crianza de los hijos o menores a cargo (economic allowance for raising children or minors in care).
2. It raises the allowance to €1,200 per year per child, and €1,800 in single-parent families. For children with disabilities, the annual amounts would be €4,123.71, €18,106.39 or €27,162.06 depending on the degree of disability.
3. It widens who can receive it: families could earn up to €22,000 per year, a limit that rises by 15% for each child from the second one on. For large families, the limit would be €33,111.36 with three children, plus €4,506.38 per child from the fourth one on. These limits would be updated each year in the State Budget Law.
4. For dependent children with disabilities, no income limit would be required to receive the allowance.
5. Management of the benefit would be transferred to the Autonomous Communities (Comunidades Autónomas), as the authorities in charge of social services, to respond better to people in poverty.
6. The Government must prepare, within six months, a report on the effects of creating a universal child-rearing benefit, similar to those in other countries, on child poverty, birth rates and public budgets.

Who it affects

• Families with children under eighteen in their care: They could receive an allowance of €1,200 per year per child, with higher income limits than the current ones.
• Single-parent families: The allowance would be €1,800 per year.
• Families with children with disabilities: They would receive higher amounts and, if the child has a disability, with no income limit.
• Large families: They would have higher income limits to access the allowance.
• Autonomous Communities: They would manage this benefit.

Words worth knowing

Prestación no contributiva

Financial aid granted for being in a protected situation, such as having dependent children, without needing to have paid social security contributions before.

Familia numerosa

Large family, with three or more children, or fewer children in certain cases, officially recognized under Law 40/2003.

Acogimiento familiar permanente

A situation where a minor lives with a family other than their own on a stable basis, without adoption.

Salario mínimo interprofesional

The minimum wage that the law allows for work.

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