The Spanish Government grants the benefits of large families to single-parent families with two children

At today's meeting, the Council of Ministers adopted a Royal Decree-Law aimed at increasing the protection of single-parent families, large, under-resourced families and families where one parent is disabled and has several children.

In the case of single-parent families, the rule provides for the creation of a new title to recognize "special vulnerability" and ensure "specific protection". In addition, as noted above, single-parent families will benefitfrom large families  .

The Decree-Law, promoted by the Spanish Ministry of Social Rights, Consumption and Agenda 2030, will affect more than 760,000 families , or about 3 million people. To this end, the government will allocate more than EUR 820 million annually.

Spanish President Pedro Sánchez has said on social network X that he is satisfied with the support that single-parent families will get. "Growing up alone should not be growing up unprotected," the chief executive wrote.

For his part, the Minister for Social Rights, Pablo Bustinduy, has stressed that "finally" single-parent families will have "their own official title."

In the Spanish State, women account for 80% of single-parent families. The Ministry has therefore sought to focus on them, through specific support and protection measures, because they are "those most at risk of poverty and social exclusion".

Benefits

This means, for example, that if a single mother has two minor children and has a net annual income of €24,000, she will receive €1,200 per year in tax deductions for additional resources for food, clothing, school supplies or transportation. This equalization will also entail significant discounts on public transport or access to scholarships, among others, in the same way as traditional large families.

Support for parents with disabilities

On the other hand, the Royal Decree-Law shall provide benefits to families with two children, provided that one of the parents has a disability equal to or greater than 33 per cent; in the case of single-parent families, if the parent is disabled and has two children, the large family shall be considered special.