This chapter gives details of the benefit that is paid to families on low incomes for the purpose of supporting the family and raising and looking after children.

The benefit described is family support allowance (alocație pentru susținerea familiei).

In what situation can I claim?

Family support allowance (alocație pentru susținerea familiei)

Family support allowance is a form of support for families on low incomes who raise and look after children aged up to 18.

This allowance is paid to top up family income in order to guarantee better conditions in which to raise, look after and bring up children, and to encourage the attendance of a form of education by children.

What conditions do I need to meet?

To be able to receive family support allowance, a two-parent or single-parent family must meet the following criteria:

• it must be legally resident in Romania;
• it must live with the child or children whom it supports;
• the child or children must be in a form of uninterrupted education and must receive a behaviour mark of at least 8 (out of 10);
• the family must have an average net income per family member of no more than 1.06 times the reference social indicator, i.e. RON 557 per month.

What am I entitled to and how can I claim?

Family support allowance is calculated according to the reference social indicator (RSI), average monthly net income per family member and the number of family members. The RSI is set periodically by the government and amounts to RON 525.5 on 1^st January 2023.

To receive this allowance, the parents must submit, to the town hall in the locality where they are resident, an application made up of a request, a declaration of their own liability accompanied by supporting documents regarding the make-up of the family and its income and, where applicable, documents regarding the school attendance of the children supported by the family.

The amount of family support allowance received by a two-parent family with a net income per family member of up to 0.40 times the RSI, i.e. RON 210.20 per month is:

The amount of family support allowance for a two-parent family with a net income per family member of between 0.40 times the RSI (RON 210.20 per month) and 1.06 times the RSI (RON 557 per month) is:

The amount of family support allowance for a single-parent family with a net income per family member of up to 0.40 times the RSI, i.e. RON 210.20 per month is:

The amount of family support allowance for a single-parent family with a net income per family member of between 0.40 times the RSI (RON 210.20 per month) and 1.06 times the RSI (RON 557 per month) is:

Jargon busters

• Reference social indicator (RSI): unit expressed in lei which is used to calculate various financial social insurance benefits in Romania, including family support allowance.
• Single-parent family: family made up of one adult and children who are supported by and live with the adult.

Forms you may need to fill in

• Application and declaration of own liability for family support benefit

Know your rights

The links below give more information about your rights and obligations. These websites do not belong to the European Commission and do not represent the position of the European Commission on the subject concerned:

• Information about child support benefit
• Information about documents necessary to prove a family’s income

Publications and websites of the European Commission:

• Family benefits: your rights abroad as a European citizen

Who do you need to contact?

You must contact the town hall in the locality where you are resident.