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Baby bonus with monthly payments from July 1, 2027, only for families with income up to 180 thousand lekë
2026-11-11 10:22:00 / EKONOMI&SOCIALE
From July 1, 2027, families with a monthly income of up to 180 thousand lek will be able to benefit from monthly financial support for children up to the age of 5. The new baby bonus scheme provides for payments of 5 thousand to 10 thousand lek per month, depending on the number of children, but will not apply to all families.
Details of the new social policy were announced by the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Klodiana Spahiu, during discussions on the 2027 draft budget.
According to the minister, the government has decided that the new financial support will initially focus on families with lower incomes, setting the target limit at monthly incomes of up to 180 thousand lek.
The scheme is budgeted to start on July 1, 2027 and aims to support families in meeting the costs of raising and caring for children during the first five years of life.
How much will families benefit?
According to the formula, financial support will be differentiated depending on the order of birth of the child.
For the first child, the monthly payment will be 5 thousand lek, or 60 thousand lek per year. If received for the entire five-year period, the total support amounts to 300 thousand lek.
For the second child, the monthly payment will increase to 7 thousand lek, or 84 thousand lek per year. For five years, the total benefit amount will be 420 thousand lek.
For the third child, the support will be 10 thousand lek per month, or 120 thousand lek per year. In total, over the first five years, a family can benefit from 600 thousand lek for this child.
The current birth bonus does not change.
An important element of the new policy is that the monthly payments will not replace the current baby bonus, which is given immediately after birth.
Minister Spahiu explained that the existing bonus will continue to be provided under current conditions, while the monthly support will be an additional benefit for families that meet the income criteria.
Currently, the birth bonus is 40 thousand lek for the first child, 80 thousand lek for the second, and 120 thousand lek for the third and subsequent children.
This means that families who qualify for the new scheme can benefit from both an immediate payment after birth and monthly support during the first years of the child's life.
Implementation from July 2027, final criteria remain to be determined
Although the scheme is foreseen in the 2027 draft budget, the final eligibility criteria and application procedures remain to be detailed.
One of the issues that requires clarification is how the monthly family income will be calculated, as well as whether the limit of 180 thousand lek will be applied equally to all families, regardless of the number of members.
It also remains to be clarified whether the payments will also include children born before July 1, 2027, who at the time the scheme enters into force have not yet reached the age of 5.
The new policy represents a change in the way families with children are financially supported, moving from a single payment model after birth to a continuous monthly support, but conditional on income level.
For families that meet the criteria, the new scheme could provide up to 600 thousand lek in additional support for a child during the first five years, beyond the current birth bonus. / ekofin.al
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