Moldovan cabinet rules to increase categories of allowances for children

Chisinau, 7 December /MOLDPRES/ – The Government today meeting decided to increase some categories of allowances for childcare. According to the draft law on social benefits for children, single childbirth allowance will be 5,300 lei. So, it will consist 2200 lei additionally in case of the first child birth and, respectively, 1900 lei for the birth of the following children, the government’s communication and media relations department has reported.

Also, the project involves giving a new type of financial aid for bringing up until the age of three of twins children or more children born in a single load. This support will be 270 lei per month per child.

Under the new provisions, monthly allowance will benefit children left temporarily without parental care, placed under guardianship/trusteeship, which currently do not receive this state support. It will also be increased until the age of 2 years, period of offering monthly allowance for child care, in case of uninsured people.

Those measures are destined to promote policies to support families with children and follow ensuring of a minimum financial support for birth and childcare of children.

(Editor A. Raileanu)