Are you entitled to a social allowance?
During the first six months of your unemployment, you receive the usual child benefit. When you reach the seventh month, we investigate whether you are entitled to a social allowance on top of the child benefit. You may therefore receive this in the month thereafter. The maximum income depends on your situation.
- You live together with your partner and children. You are entitled to an allowance if your average gross income per month is not higher than € 2.531,55. You can also work this out easily yourself by adding the amount listed on your assessment notice under ‘Joint taxable income’ to professional expenses and dividing by 12.
- You live alone with your children. You are entitled to an allowance if your average gross income per month is not higher than € 2.452,41. You can also work this out easily yourself by adding the amount listed on your assessment notice under ‘Joint taxable income’ to professional expenses and dividing by 12.