Allowances for Newborn Children

special childbirth and adoption allowance

special childbirth allowance

low birth weight [ LBW | low weight at birth ]

low birth weight infant | LBW infant | low-birth-weight infant | low birth weight baby | low-birth-weight baby | LBW baby

gender assigned at birth | assigned gender at birth

birth weight

derive citizenship through birth, descent, registration or naturalization

congenital | from birth

birth grant | childbirth allowance | grant on the birth of a child

These range from mechanisms for all families, such as minimum income guarantees, updated parental leave entitlement or allowance, or the increase in flexible or part-time working patterns (all Member States), to mechanisms targeted at more specific subgroups, such as an increased allowance if twins are born (Ireland), or in the case of multiple birth (Austria) or for the first child (e.g. Finland), or a reduction in school fees for larger families (Spain).

This annual revision is also important in view of the substance of the issues dealt with: definitions of the terms ‘employed person’ and ‘self-employed person’ when these cannot be established on the basis of national legislation (Annex I, Section1), definition of ‘member of the family’ when national legislation does not permit a distinction to be drawn between family members and other persons (Annex I, Part 2), special schemes for self-employed persons excluded from the scope of the Regulation (Annex II, Section 1), special childbirth or adoption allowances excluded from the scope of the Regulation (Annex II, Section 2), special non-con ...[+++]tributory benefits supplied solely to persons on the territory of the Member State of residence, thus constituting an exception to the rule of exportable benefits (Annex II a), existing bilateral conventions which were in force before the implementation of the Regulation in the Member States concerned (Annex III), legislation under which the amount of invalidity benefit is independent of the length of insurance periods (Annex IV, Section A), cases where the calculation of benefit may be waived because it will not yield a higher amount (Annex IV, Section C), special procedures for implementation in certain Member States (Annex VI), and schemes that provide only for family allowances or supplementary or special allowances for orphans (Annex VIII).

This annual review is also important by virtue of its content: with regard to Regulation 1408/71, the definition of the term 'member of the family' where national legislation does not enable members of the family to be distinguished from other persons (Annex I, title II); special schemes for self-employed persons which are excluded from the scope of the regulation (Annex II, Title II); rules on exceptions to the exportability of benefits (Annex IIa); existing bilateral agreements which were in force before the implementation of the regulation in the Member State concerned (Annex III), and particular methods for applying the legislatio ...[+++]n of certain Member States (Annex VI).

‘family benefit’ means all benefits in kind or in cash intended to meet family expenses, excluding advances of maintenance payments and special childbirth and adoption allowances mentioned in Annex I.