Indemnities for families with children

CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING THE UNIQUE ALLOWANCE AT CHILDBIRTH:

The unique allowance at childbirth is established:

- for each live-born child, including in the case of twins;

- to the mother, and in the event of her death - the legal representative of the child;

- provided that the child has been registered with the competent subdivision of the Public Services Agency.

METHOD OF DETERMINING ALLOWANCES:

Starting from January 1, 2024, the unique allowance at childbirth is automatically granted to the mother based on the data regarding the child's birth available in the State Population Register, without the need for her to submit an application.

AMOUNT OF THE ALLOWANCE:

For children born on or after January 1, 2024, mothers are entitled to a one-time allowance at childbirth in the amount of:

20,000 lei for each live-born child.

PAYMENT OF THE ALLOWANCE:

The allowance is paid through the payment method selected by the beneficiary and available within the government electronic payment service (MPay).

Any amounts of the allowance established and not received by the beneficiary for 12 consecutive months are suspended. Payment of the allowance resumes based on the beneficiary's request, their guardian (curator), if applicable, or the representative designated by power of attorney and the applicant's identity document, submitted to the territorial office of social insurance. The payment is retroactively made for a period of 3 years preceding the date of the application.

CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING:

Starting from October 1, 2022, a monthly allowance for child care up to the age of 2 is granted for children under 2 years old, regardless of the parent's status (insured/uninsured).

The monthly allowance for child care up to the age of 2 is granted for each child from the date of the child's birth.

METHOD OF DETERMINING ALLOWANCES:

Starting from January 1, 2024, the monthly allowance for child care up to the age of 2 is automatically granted to the mother, and if she does not meet the conditions for determining the allowance, to the father, based on the data regarding the child's birth available in the State Population Register, without the need for them to submit an application.

In the case of a guardian, the application for the monthly allowance for child care is submitted to the territorial office of social insurance at the applicant's or spouse's place of residence, with the following attached documents:

a) Identity document of the allowance applicant (original and copy);

b) Birth certificate of the child (original and copy);

c) The decision of the territorial guardianship authority regarding the child's placement in guardianship/custody.

AMOUNT OF THE ALLOWANCE:

The monthly allowance for child care up to the age of 2 is:

- Starting from January 1, 2021 – 740 lei;

- Starting from October 1, 2022 – 1000 lei.

Payment of the allowances is made through the payment method selected by the beneficiary and available within the government electronic payment service (MPay). The record-keeping of allowance payments is carried out by the National Office of Social Insurance.

Any amounts of the allowance established and not received by the beneficiary for 12 consecutive months are suspended. Payment of the allowances resumes based on the beneficiary's request, their guardian (curator), if applicable, or the representative designated by power of attorney and the applicant's identity document. The request is submitted to the social insurance office and is retroactively paid for a period of 3 years preceding the date of the application.

CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING:

The monthly allowance for child care is granted to insured persons if they have a total contribution period of at least 3 years. If they have a total contribution period of up to 3 years, they are entitled to the respective allowance if they confirm a contribution period of at least 9 months in the last 24 months before the child is birth/adoption date or the date the child's placed in guardianship/custody.

The monthly allowance for child care is granted to one of the insured parents and to self-employed individuals practicing in the justice sector, according to the following options:

● From the day following the expiration of the maternity leave until the child reaches the age of 3;

● From the day following the expiration of maternity leave for a period of 24 months. For the period after the initial 24 months and until the child reaches the age of 3, the monthly allowance for child care is not granted;

● From the day following the expiration of maternity leave for a period of 12 months. For the period after the initial 12 months and until the child reaches the age of 3, the monthly allowance for child care is not granted.

If the insured woman does not benefit from maternity allowance, the monthly allowance for child care is established from the date of the child's birth, except in cases of adoption or placement of the child in guardianship/custody, when the allowance is established from the date of the adoption decision or placement of the child in guardianship/custody.

The monthly allowance for child care is granted, upon request, to the insured person: the grandmother, grandfather, or another relative directly involved in the child is care, if they meet the contribution period conditions and are on child care leave, according to the following options:

● From the date of granting child care leave until the child reaches the age of 3;

● From the date of granting child care leave for a period of 24 months. For the period of child care leave after the initial 24 months and until the child reaches the age of 3, the monthly allowance for child care is not granted;

● From the date of granting child care leave for a period of 12 months. For the period of child care leave after the initial 12 months and until the child reaches the age of 3, the monthly allowance for child care is not granted.

If the date of granting child care leave differs from one entity to another, the allowance is established from the date on which this leave was last granted.

The option requested initially through the application for establishing the monthly allowance for child care cannot be modified later.

The insured person who has adopted a child or taken them him into guardianship/custody until the age of 3 is entitled to the monthly allowance for child care if they meet  therealized the contribution period conditions until the date of adoption or issuance of the guardianship placement decision, according to the options:

● From the day of adoption or issuance of the guardianship placement decision until the child reaches the age of 3, but not less than 6 calendar months;

● From the day of adoption or issuance of the guardianship placement decision for a period of 24 months. For the period after the initial 24 months and until the child reaches the age of 3, the monthly allowance for child care is not granted;

● From the day of adoption or issuance of the guardianship placement decision for a period of 12 months. For the period after the initial 12 months and until the child reaches the age of 3, the monthly allowance for child care is not granted.

If the insured person who adopted a child or took them him into guardianship/custody has benefited from paid leave for up to 90 calendar days, the monthly allowance for child care is granted from the date following the expiration of this leave.

METHOD OF DETERMINING ALLOWANCES:

Starting from January 1, 2024, the monthly allowance for child care is granted to the mother. In cases where the mother does not meet the conditions for the allowance, it is automatically granted to the father based on the data regarding the child's birth available in the State Population Register and according to the option "from the day following the expiration of maternity leave until the child reaches the age of 3," without the need for them to submit an application. Later on, the automatically established option can be modified only once based on the beneficiary's request (mother or father) submitted until the child reaches the age of one. The request in this regard can be submitted to the territorial office of social insurance at the place of residence of one of the parents or through the electronic application within the "e-Application for Allowances for Families with Children" service.

In the case of the grandmother, grandfather, or another relative who directly cares for the child, guardian, or adopter, the application for the monthly child-raising allowance  monthly allowance for child care is submitted to the territorial social insurance office at the applicant is or spouse's place of residence, with the following attached documents:

a) The applicant's  identity document (original and copy);

b) The child's birth certificate (original and copy);

c) If applicable, the extract from the order granting leave for child care up to the age of 3 (original) from all entities where the applicant works, marriage certificate, death certificate of the child or beneficiary;

d) The court decision approving the adoption;

e) The disposition of the territorial guardianship authority regarding the child placement in guardianship/curatorship.

ALLOWANCE AMOUNT:

1. In the case of the "up to the age of 3" option, the monthly child-raising allowance monthly allowance for child care is 30% of the calculation base for each child, but not less than the minimum monthly child-raising allowance monthly allowance for child care of the insured person (740 lei).

2. In the case of the "for a period of 24 months" option, the monthly child-raising allowance monthly allowance for child care is 60% of the calculation base for each child, but not less than double the minimum monthly allowance for child care monthly child-raising allowance of the insured person for the first 12 months from the initial granting of child care leave and 30% of the calculation base for each child for the next 12 months, but not less than the minimum monthly child-raising allowancethe minimum monthly allowance for child care of the insured person.

3. In the case of the "for a period of 12 months" option, the monthly allowance for child caremonthly child-raising allowance is 90% of the calculation base for each child, but not less than triple the minimum monthly child-raising allowance monthly allowance for child care of the insured person for the first 12 months from the initial granting of child care leave.

For one of the parents, a self-employed professional practicing in the justice sector, or an insured person who has adopted or placed a child in guardianship/curatorship, the monthly child-raising allowance monthly allowance for child care is calculated from the insured income of one of the spouses, which will result in a higher amount of the monthly allowance for child caremonthly child-raising allowance.

For the grandparent, grandparents, or another relative who directly cares for the child, the monthly allowance for child care monthly child-raising allowance is calculated from the applicants monthly insured income.

The calculation base of the monthly allowance for child care monthly child-raising allowance is the average monthly insured income earned in the last 12 calendar months preceding the month of the child birth/adoption or the issuance of the child's placement order in guardianship/curatorship, from which, at the time of establishing the allowance, social insurance contributions have been calculated and paid. The calendar months of prenatal leave are substituted with the same number of calendar months immediately preceding the period included in the calculation.

The insured income for the months included in the calculation for determining the calculation base of the monthly child-raising allowance monthly allowance for child care cannot exceed the sum of 5 forecasted average monthly salaries in the economy for that year multiplied by 12 or the number of months the person earned insured income. In the case of an incomplete calendar year included in the calculation, the insured income is capped based on the number of months in which the insured income was earned for that specific year. The forecasted average monthly salary in the economy is approved by the Government.

The insured monthly income for self-employed professionals practicing in the justice sector is determined by dividing 1/12 of the fixed fee of the mandatory state social insurance contribution established for the corresponding year by the tariff rate of mandatory social insurance contributions for private sector employers for that period. The determined insured monthly income is included in the calculation for the months for which fixed fees for mandatory state social insurance contributions have been paid, starting from January 1, 2021.

The average monthly insured income is determined by dividing the insured income earned at all entities over the 12 calendar months preceding the month of the child is birth/adoption or the issuance of the child is placement order in guardianship/curatorship by 12.

Payments are made through the payment method selected by the beneficiary and available within the government electronic payment service (MPay).

The amounts of allowances established and not received by the beneficiary within 12 consecutive months are suspended. The payment of allowances resumes based on the beneficiary's request, the guardian's (curator's) request, if applicable, or the representative designated by power of attorney and the applicant's identity document, submitted to the territorial social insurance office, and is paid retroactively for a period of 3 years preceding the date of the application.

The monthly support allowance for raising twins or more children born from a single pregnancy is established for children born starting from January 1, 2017.

CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING:

The monthly support allowance for raising children until the age of 3 for twins or multiple children born from a single pregnancy is determined under the following conditions:

-  In case at least 2 live children were born from a single pregnancy in the family.

-  From the date of the children's birth.

-  In the case of adoption or placing the children in guardianship/custody – from the date the court decision approving the adoption becomes irrevocable, or from the date of issuing the order for placing the children in guardianship/custody.

-  For each live-born child.

-  Provided that the children are registered with the competent subdivision of the Public Services Agency.

-  Regardless of whether the person is employed.

METHOD OF DETERMINING ALLOWANCES:

Starting from January 1, 2024, the monthly allowance for the support of raising twins or multiple children born from a single pregnancy is granted to the mother. In case the mother does not meet the conditions for the allowance, it is granted to the father by default, based on the data regarding the child's birth available in the Population State Register, without the need for them to submit an application.

ALLOWANCE AMOUNT:

The monthly allowance for raising children until the age of 3 for twins or multiple children born from a single pregnancy constitutes 50% of the monthly childcare allowance up to the age of 2, at the child's birth.

The allowance amount is as follows:

-         Until December 31, 2018 - 270 lei;

-         Starting from January 1, 2019 - 320 lei monthly;

-         Starting from January 1, 2021 - 370 lei monthly;

-         Starting from October 1, 2022 - 500 lei monthly.

Payment of allowances is made through the payment method selected by the beneficiary and available within the governmental electronic payment service (MPay). The National Office of Social Insurance manages the record of allowance payments.

Allowances determined and not received by the beneficiary for 12 consecutive months are suspended. Payment of allowances resumes upon request by the beneficiary, guardian (custodian) if applicable, or the representative appointed by power of attorney, along with the applicant's identity document, submitted to the social insurance authority, and is paid retroactively for a period of 3 years preceding the date of application.

CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING:

The unique allowance for the period of entrustment of an adoptable child is granted to insured persons who have a total contribution period of at least 3 years or at least 9 months, realized in the last 24 months preceding the date of issuing the entrustment order of the adoptable child, for the period of entrustment indicated in the decision of the territorial tutelary authority but not less than 60 days and not more than 90 days.

APPLICATION SUBMISSION:

The application for establishing the allowance is submitted to the territorial insurance office at the applicant's place of residence.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

a) Identity document of the allowance applicant (original and copy);

b) Birth certificate of the child (original and copy);

c) Order entrusting the adoptable child to the adoptive family (original and copy).

ALLOWANCE AMOUNT:

The amount of the unique allowance for the period of entrustment of an adoptable child constitutes 60% of the average monthly insured income realized in the last 12 calendar months preceding the month of issuing the entrustment order, income from which, at the date of establishing the allowance, social insurance contributions have been calculated and paid.

The insured income for the months included in the calculation for determining the base of the unique allowance for the period of entrustment of an adoptable child cannot exceed the sum of 5 monthly average salaries forecasted for the economy for that year multiplied by 12 or the number of months for which the person had insured income. In case an incomplete calendar year is included in the calculation, the insured income is capped based on the number of months for which insured income was realized for that respective year. The average monthly salary forecasted for the economy is approved by the Government.

The insured monthly income for self-employed individuals practicing in the justice sector is determined by dividing 1/12 of the fixed fee for the state social insurance contribution set for the corresponding year by the rate of the mandatory state social insurance contributions for private sector employers for this period. The determined insured monthly income is included in the calculation for months in which the fixed contributions of the mandatory state social insurance contributions have been paid starting from January 1, 2021.

The average monthly insured income is determined by dividing the insured income realized at all entities in the 12 calendar months preceding the month of issuing the entrustment order of the adoptable child to the adoptive family.

The unique allowance for the period of entrustment of an adoptable child is calculated from the insured income of one of the spouses, which will determine a higher amount of the allowance.

The payment of allowances is made through the payment method selected by the beneficiary and available within the governmental electronic payment service (MPay). The National Office of Social Insurance manages the record of allowance payments.

CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING:

The unique allowance for adopted or placed in guardianship/custody children is granted to insured persons who:

1. Have adopted a child or placed him in guardianship/custody.

2. Have a total contribution period of at least 3 years or at least 9 months, realized in the last 24 months preceding the date of adoption approval or issuance of the order for placing the child in guardianship/custody.

3. Are on paid leave with a duration of up to 90 days at all entities where they carry out activities. In case the granting date of the leave varies from one entity to another, the allowance is determined from the date of its last granting.

In the case of self-employed individuals practicing in the justice sector who meet the contribution period requirements, the unique  allowance for adopted or placed in guardianship/custody children is established for 90 calendar days from the date of adoption approval or issuance of the order for placing the child in guardianship/custody.

APPLICATION SUBMISSION:

The application for establishing the allowance is submitted to the territorial insurance office at the applicant's place of residence.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

a) Identity document of the allowance applicant (original and copy);

b) Birth certificate of the child (original and copy);

c) If applicable, the extract from the order granting childcare leave (original) from all entities where activities are carried out;

d) Court decision approving the adoption or the order of the territorial tutelary authority regarding the placement of the child in guardianship/custody.

ALLOWANCE AMOUNT:

The amount of the unique allowance for adopted or placed in guardianship/custody children constitutes 100% of the average monthly insured income realized in the last 12 calendar months preceding the month of adoption approval or issuance of the order for placing the child in guardianship/custody, income from which, at the date of establishing the allowance, social insurance contributions have been calculated and paid.

The insured income for the months included in the calculation for determining the base of the unique allowance for adopted or placed in guardianship/custody children cannot exceed the sum of 5 monthly average salaries forecasted for the economy for that year multiplied by 12 or the number of months for which the person had insured income. In case an incomplete calendar year is included in the calculation, the insured income is capped based on the number of months for which insured income was realized for that respective year. The average monthly salary forecasted for the economy is approved by the Government.

The insured monthly income for self-employed professionals practicing in the justice sector is determined by dividing 1/12 of the fixed fee for the state social insurance contribution set for the corresponding year by the rate of the mandatory state social insurance contributions for private sector employers for this period. The determined insured monthly income is included in the calculation for months in which the fixed contributions of the mandatory state social insurance contributions have been paid starting from January 1, 2021.

The average monthly insured income is determined by dividing the insured income realized at all entities in the 12 calendar months preceding the month of adoption approval or issuance of the order for placing the child in guardianship/custody.

The unique allowance for adopted or placed in guardianship/custody children is calculated from the insured income of one of the spouses, which will determine a higher amount of the allowance.

The payment of the allowance is made through the payment method selected by the beneficiary and available within the governmental electronic payment service (MPay). The National Office of Social Insurance manages the record of allowance payments.

CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING:

The monthly allowance for raising a child over the age of 3 adopted or placed in guardianship/custody is granted to insured persons who:

1. Have adopted a child over the age of 3 or placed  him in guardianship/custody.

2. Have a total contribution period of at least 3 years or at least 9 months, realized in the last 24 months preceding the date of adoption approval or issuance of the order for placing the child in guardianship/custody.

3. Are on childcare leave for up to 6 months at all entities where they carry out activities.

In case the granting date of the childcare leave for the adopted or placed in guardianship/custody child differs from one entities to another, the allowance is determined from the date of its last granting.

For self-employed professionals practicing in the justice sector who meet the contribution period requirements, the monthly allowance is established for 6 months from the date of adoption approval or issuance of the order for placing the child in guardianship/custody. If the self-employed professional in the justice sector has benefited from the unique allowance for the adopted or placed in guardianship/custody child, the allowance for raising a child over the age of 3 adopted or placed in guardianship/custody is established starting from the day following the end of the period of benefiting from that respective allowance.

If the beneficiary of the monthly allowance for raising a child over the age of 3 adopted or placed in guardianship/custody becomes employed, resumes work, is released before the expiration of the childcare leave for the adopted or placed in guardianship/custody child, or engages in activities to generate income, the established allowance is not suspended.

In case the insured person adopts two or more siblings or places them in guardianship/custody, both insured parents are entitled to the monthly allowance upon request. Each insured person is entitled to the allowance for the child they directly care for. For the same child, a single allowance is established.

APPLICATION SUBMISSION:

The application for establishing the allowances is submitted to the territorial insurance office at the applicant's place of residence.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

a) Identity document of the allowance applicant (original and copy);

b) Birth certificate of the child (original and copy);

c) If applicable, the extract from the order granting childcare leave (original) from all entities where activities are carried out;

d) Court decision approving the adoption or the order of the territorial tutelary authority regarding the placement of the child in guardianship/custody.

ALLOWANCE AMOUNT:

The monthly allowance for raising a child over the age of 3 adopted or placed in guardianship/custody constitutes 60% of the base for calculating the social insurance allowance, where the average monthly insured income realized in the last 12 calendar months preceding the month of adoption approval or issuance of the order for placing the child in guardianship/custody constitutes the base. The income from which, at the date of establishing the allowance, social insurance contributions have been calculated and paid.

The insured income for the months included in the calculation for determining the base of the monthly allowance for raising a child over the age of 3 adopted or placed in guardianship/custody cannot exceed the sum of 5 monthly average salaries forecasted for the economy for that year multiplied by 12 or the number of months for which the person had insured income. In case an incomplete calendar year is included in the calculation, the insured income is capped based on the number of months for which insured income was realized for that respective year. The average monthly salary forecasted for the economy is approved by the Government.

The insured monthly income for self-employed professionals practicing in the justice sector is determined by dividing 1/12 of the fixed fee for the state social insurance contribution set for the corresponding year by the rate of the mandatory state social insurance contributions for private sector employers for this period. The determined insured monthly income is included in the calculation for months in which the fixed contributions of the mandatory state social insurance contributions have been paid starting from January 1, 2021.

The average monthly insured income is determined by dividing the insured income realized at all entities in the 12 calendar months preceding the month of adoption approval or issuance of the order for placing the child in guardianship/custody.

The monthly allowance for raising a child over the age of 3 adopted or placed in guardianship/custody is calculated from the insured income of one of the spouses, which will determine a higher amount of the allowance.

The payment of the allowances is made through the payment method selected by the beneficiary and available within the governmental electronic payment service (MPay). The National Office of Social Insurance manages the record of allowance payments.