The Basque Government will extend to four years the universal aid of EUR 200 per child per month
The decree also extends aid to single-parent families for children between the ages of 4 and 7, amounting to EUR 100 per month.
Stock image of a newborn. Photo: EITB Media
The Basque Government will extend the universal child assistance of EUR 200 per month to four years. The Governing Council will today approve the decree to this effect and the measure will apply retroactively from 1 January 2026.
Until now, families received this assistance from the date of birth until the month prior to the age of three, and under the new decree they will be able to receive it for one more year untilthe child reaches the age of four.
The measure will be retroactive, so that families of children between the ages of 3 and 4 who had not reached the age of four on 1 January 2026 will also be able to apply for assistance. For example, if a child reaches the age of four in July, the family will receive a payment for the six months from January to June.
Applications may be made after the publication of the decree in the Official Gazette of the Basque Country, which the Government expects to publish at the end of June.
Other developments
The decree also includes other amendments, including extending the monthly allowance of EUR 100 for children aged 4 to 7 to single-parent families, which until now only large families with third or subsequent children had access to.
On the other hand, for the first time, foster families and foster families will also be included among the beneficiaries of parenting aid, a measure which the Government estimates will benefit more than 600 families.
Changes will also be made in the area of administration, including the relaxation of registration requirements and the simplification of certain procedures relating to income accreditation.
According to the Department of Welfare, Youth and Demographic Challenge, the extension of aid will cost EUR 85.8 million over the next four years, while in 2026 almost EUR 34 million will be allocated to finance this measure, the aim of which is to alleviate the costs of raising children to families and to strengthen public protection.
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