Children - To whom is the allowance paid?

In a family in which the two spouses are living with their children, the allowance is paid to the mother.

Divorced parents - The allowance is paid to the parent who has actual custody of the children.
If some of the children are living with the mother and some are living with the father, each parent is entitled to the allowance for the children in his or her custody, as specified in the court judgment, and each parent must submit a separate application to split the file to the branch of the National Insurance Institute closest to his or her place of residence.

Separated parents -  If some of the children are in the mother’s custody and some are in the father’s custody, the allowance is paid to each parent separately according to the number of children in his or her custody and each parent must submit a separate application to split the file.

Entitlement to the allowance begins from the month in which the claim is submitted.