Hungary’s government plans to increase the period a parent is required to have held social insurance before being eligible for childcare benefit, the welfare and labour minister said on Wednesday.
The beneficiary will have to pay social contributions for a period of 12 months instead of the current 6 months in the two years prior to the child’s date of birth, said Erika Szucs.
She said that the reason for the change is to prevent people from creating false employment contracts to gain access to the state funding, which is available until the child is two years old.
The change will not affect the registered unemployed, as they are insured by the state, Szucs said.
After two years of receiving the childcare benefit, one of the parents may apply to receive a child allowance for another 12 months, which is currently set at 28,500 forints (EUR 95) a month.
New rules will also require parents to make sure their children attend school and have a home to go to in order to receive the benefits.
In the newest tax changes, a portion of the family benefits will be included in income, though this will be exempt from tax.
It will be funny when the working class becomes extinct…
Hey there are already way to many Hungarians around, maybe it is time to systematically reduce their numbers. Just ask any Slovakian…
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