More than 225 applications have been received on the first day to obtain an official certificate from single-parent families
225 single-parent families in the Basque Country have applied for parental accreditation in the register drawn up by theBasque Government, which was opened this Thursday to facilitate access to public benefits and aid.
The Welfare Department of the Basque Government confirmed these figures on Friday and recalled that in the Basque Country thereare about 21,000 families of this type living , of which about 80% are women.
The decree regulating the recognition of these families entered into force on 1 January and makes it possible to certify it by means of a digital certificate . Once this has been achieved, each department or institution shall establish the corresponding assistance in its field of activity.
Among the benefits envisaged are the support for conciliation , which is 30% higher than that of two-parent families. In addition, once the growth aid is updated in the first quarter of 2026, single-parent families will be equated with large families and will receive EUR 300 per month for each child up to the age of 7.
Applications may be submitted telematically or in person, and an official census shall be drawn up with those admitted. The certificate shall be obtained only if they have been legally resident and registered in the Basque Country for at least one year, as well as if the children are living together and economically dependent. The children must be under 21 years of age.
Types of families
What are families like in the Basque Country today?
One third of households are single-person, and more than 100,000 are single-parent.
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