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The Single Allowance is financial support for families with dependent children awarded for each minor child, and up to the age of 21 in some circumstances and without age limits for disabled children. The amount due varies based on the economic condition of the family unit based on the ISEE valid at the time of the application, the age and number of children and any disability situations of the children.
In June 2026, the requesting families with only one child were more than half of the total (3,164,441) with an average allowance of 150 euros for the child. While those with two children were 2,203,672 for an average amount of 336 overall. Overall, the families who received the allowance in June with one or two children are around 91% of the total.
There are 442,200 families with three children, for an average amount for the family of 666 euros. While those with four children were 76,268 for an amount of 1,156 euros. The families who received the allowance for five children were 13,698 for an average amount of 1,483 euros while those with six children or more were 4,644 for an average amount of 1,966 euros.
Furthermore, approximately half of the children for whom the allowance was paid fall into the lowest ISEE range with 4,749,158 children and 227 euros on average per child. The next ISEE band (from 17,468.52 to 23,291.36 euros) concerned 1,018,074 children in June for an average of 210 euros per child. The highest ISEE range (over 46,582.71 euros) in June included 194,567 children for an average of 59 euros while that of those who did not present the ISEE concerned 1,881,413 children for an average of 58 euros per child.
The Single Allowance is economic support for families with dependent children awarded for each minor child, and up to the age of 21 in some circumstances and without age limits for disabled children. The amount due varies based on the economic condition of the family unit based on the ISEE valid at the time of the application, the age and number of children and any disability situations of the children.
The support is aimed at all families, and is due for each dependent minor child: for new borns it starts from the seventh month of pregnancy. They range from a maximum of 203.8 euros for each minor child with ISEE up to 17,468.51 euros, to a minimum of 58.3 euros for each minor child in the absence of ISEE or with ISEE equal to or greater than 46,582.71 euros.
The single and universal allowance for dependent children concerns all categories of workers: employees (both public and private); self-employed; pensioners; unemployed and unemployed.
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