If you have already applied for your Maternity Allowance or Starting Amount, then you will automatically receive your Child Benefit or Growth Package following the birth of your child.
So you need no longer submit an application when your baby is born! Registering the birth of your child with the municipality where you live is sufficient.
The exact timing of your Child Benefit or Growth Package payments depends on where you live. It’s important to note that your Child Benefit and Growth Package will be paid in the following month, just like your salary or benefits:
For example: you will receive your Child Benefit or Growth Package payments for the month of May around 8 June.
Growth package in Flanders
You will receive your Growth Package from the month of birth onwards.
For example: if your child was born on 2 March, you will receive your Growth Package from the month of March. The payment for the month of March occurs on 8 April.
Child benefit in Brussels and Wallonia
You will receive your Child Benefit in the month following the birth:
For example: if your child was born on 2 March, you will receive your Child Benefit from the month of April. The payment for the month of April occurs on 8 May.
Haven’t yet applied for your Maternity Allowance or Starting Amount?
Request this quickly and easily online at KidsLife!