What it is
Proposal to raise the child benefit payment to 1,200 euros
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 23 June 2017. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Confederal de Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea.
Official title: Private member's bill amending Royal Legislative Decree 8/2015, of October 30, approving the consolidated text of the General Social Security Law, for the improvement of the economic benefit for a child or minor in charge.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000115· updated 11 Nov
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- The bill would raise the child benefit payment, currently 291 euros per year, to 1,200 euros per child by 2021, gradually.
- The amounts from 2018 to 2021 would be 600, 600, 900 and 1,200 euros per year. The new income limits to receive the benefit would apply from 2018.
- The family income limit to qualify would rise to 12,314 euros per year, plus 30% for each additional child and 50% for each additional adult, matching the poverty risk threshold.
- Exceptions are included for single-parent families with two or more minors and large families with six or more, with their own higher income limits.
- For minors with a disability of 33% or more, the benefit would rise to 1,200 euros per year from 2021, with no income limit. Benefits for adult children with disabilities would not change.
- The Government would have to report yearly to the Cortes on how the law is applied, and it would take effect the day after publication, except for measures with budget costs, which would take effect the following fiscal year.
Who it affects
- Families with children under 18 in their care, who could receive a higher benefit with easier access.: Economic benefit
- Single-parent families with two or more minors and large families with six or more children, who would have their own more favorable income limits.: Economic benefit
- Minors with a disability of 33% or more, whose benefit would rise with no income limit.: Economic benefit
- The Government, required to report annually to the Cortes and to issue implementing regulations.: New obligations
Words worth knowing
- Prestación no contributiva
- A cash benefit granted without requiring prior Social Security contributions, based on income and family situation.
- Umbral de riesgo de pobreza
- Income level below which a household is considered at risk of poverty; here, 60% of the median income.
- Acogimiento familiar permanente
- A situation where a minor lives stably with a family other than their birth family, without being adopted.
- Texto refundido
- A single, consolidated version of a law that gathers all its previous amendments in one text.
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Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.
- Introduced23 June 2017Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted27 June 2017The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
- Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 5 official steps on a timeline
Was there a plenary vote?
We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.
What happens next
What happens now?
The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.
It was presented again:
- XIII Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Unfinished Proposal to raise the child benefit payment in Spain
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000115
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
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- Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
- We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.