What it is
Bill to raise the child benefit payment
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 27 April 2018. 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 122/000227· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would gradually raise the benefit for each dependent child: 600 euros per year in 2018 and 2019, 900 euros in 2020 and 1,200 euros in 2021, compared with the current 291 euros a year.
- It would raise the income limits to qualify for the benefit and align them with the poverty risk threshold (60 % of median income, per Eurostat and the INE). These limits would be updated every year and could never be lowered.
- It includes exceptions so that some single-parent families with at least two children and large families with six or more children could qualify even if they exceed the new income limits.
- For children with a disability of 33 % or more, the benefit would rise from 1,000 to 1,200 euros a year starting in 2021, with no income limit. Benefits for adult children with disabilities would not change.
- The Government would have to report to the Cortes each year on how the law is applied, and could issue the rules needed to implement it. The law would take effect the day after publication, except for measures with budget costs, which would take effect the following fiscal year.
Who it affects
- Households with dependent children under 18 and low incomes: They would receive a higher yearly benefit with broader income limits.
- Families with children who have a disability: The benefit would rise to 1,200 euros a year with no income limit.
- Single-parent families with two or more children and very large families: They would have special income limits to qualify for the benefit.
- Children orphaned or abandoned by their parents: They could qualify as beneficiaries in certain cases.
Words worth knowing
- Prestación no contributiva (non-contributory benefit)
- Money paid by Social Security without requiring prior contributions.
- Umbral de riesgo de pobreza (poverty risk threshold)
- A line set by Eurostat and the INE: 60 % of median household income. Anyone earning less is at risk of poverty.
- Acogimiento familiar permanente (permanent foster care)
- A situation where a child lives with a family other than their own on a stable basis, without adoption.
- Texto refundido (consolidated text)
- A single, organized version of a law that gathers all its previous amendments.
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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.
- Introduced27 April 2018Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted3 May 2018The 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 6 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 122/000227
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
- 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.