What it is
Proposal to raise and expand the child benefit payment
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 21 May 2020. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Plural.
Official title: Private member's bill on improvements in the Social Security economic benefit for dependent children or child-rearing.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000059· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would raise the allowance for each child under 18 in care to 1,200 euros a year (100 euros a month), compared with the current 341 euros a year described in the statement of reasons.
- It would raise the income limit to receive the benefit: from 12,424 euros a year to 28,500 euros, plus 15% for each child starting with the second. For large families the limit would be 37,050 euros, plus 4,500 euros for each child starting with the fourth.
- It sets higher amounts in special cases: 1,800 euros a year for single-parent families, and between 4,123.71 and 27,162.06 euros a year depending on the child's degree of disability.
- Families above the income limit could receive a proportional share: the difference between their income and the raised limit, spread among the children in their care.
- Management of the benefit would be transferred to the Autonomous Communities, as the authorities in charge of social services, to better respond to people in poverty.
- The Government would have to prepare a report within 6 months on creating a universal child-rearing benefit, and report to the Cortes each year on how the law is being applied.
Who it affects
- Families with children under 18 in their care and income up to 28,500 euros a year: They would receive 100 euros a month per child
- Single-parent families: They would receive 150 euros a month per child
- Families with a child in their care who has a disability: They would receive larger yearly amounts based on the degree of disability, with no income limit
- Families with income slightly above the limit: They could receive a proportional part of the benefit
- Autonomous Communities: They would manage the benefit if the bill is passed
Words worth knowing
- Prestación no contributiva
- A benefit paid for meeting certain requirements, without having previously paid into Social Security.
- Familia numerosa
- A large family with three or more children, under the Spanish law protecting large families.
- Acogimiento familiar permanente
- A situation where a child lives stably with a family other than their own, without being adopted.
- Proposición de ley
- A bill introduced by members of Congress to be debated and passed; it is not a law until approved.
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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.
- Introduced21 May 2020Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted26 May 2020The 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 has not been presented again yet.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000059
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.