Can I receive family allowance in Austria?
Yes — usually automatic, graduated by age and number of children. The monthly family allowance per child is €138.40 from birth, €148.00 from age 3, €171.80 from age 10 and €200.40 from age 19. There's also a sibling top-up (per child, monthly): +€8.60 (2 children), +€21.10 (3), +€32.10 (4), +€38.90 (5), +€43.40 (6). The child tax credit of €70.90 per child per month is paid automatically alongside. It's paid until 18, and to the 24th birthday if the child is in education. For 2026 the amounts stay frozen at the 2025 level. In short: yes, usually without applying, with fixed 2026 amounts.
📋 The rules
- Per child: €138.40 from birth … €200.40 from 19
- Sibling top-up: +€8.60 to +€43.40 per child
- Child tax credit €70.90 added automatically
- Until 18, in education until 24
- 2026: amounts frozen at the 2025 level
🔓 Exceptions
- After finishing school the allowance runs 4 more months
- Severely disabled child: +€189.20/month, up to 25
- School-start payment €121.40 automatically in August (ages 6–15)
⚠️ Penalties & fines
Family allowance is generally paid automatically from birth; wrongly received amounts must be repaid to the tax office. The multi-child supplement (€24.40/month from the 3rd child) is only granted if the prior-year family income did not exceed €55,000, and must be applied for each year via the assessment. Beware a myth: "the 2026 amounts rose with inflation" is false — for 2026 (and 2027) the valorisation is suspended; the amounts stay at the 2025 level. Tip: check FinanzOnline that all children are recorded and whether you qualify for the multi-child supplement.
📎 Official sources
- Federal Chancellery · family allowance amounts →
- oesterreich.gv.at · family allowance →
- finanz.at · family allowance →
❓ Frequently asked
How high is family allowance in 2026?
The monthly family allowance per child is €138.40 from birth, €148.00 from age 3, €171.80 from age 10 and €200.40 from age 19. A sibling top-up is added per child. For 2026 the amounts stay frozen at the 2025 level.
Must I apply for family allowance?
Usually not. Family allowance is generally paid automatically, without an application, from the child's birth, when the data are with the tax office. The multi-child supplement, by contrast, must be applied for each year via the employee tax assessment.
Up to what age is family allowance paid?
Family allowance is generally paid until the 18th birthday. If the child is in vocational training, school or study, the entitlement extends to the 24th birthday, and for severely disabled children to the 25th birthday.
What is the child tax credit?
The child tax credit is €70.90 per child per month and is paid automatically together with the family allowance. You don't have to apply for it separately. It's an additional tax benefit alongside the family allowance itself.
Did the amounts rise in 2026?
No. For 2026 and 2027 the annual valorisation of family allowance is suspended as a budget measure. The amounts therefore stay at the 2025 level and don't rise automatically with inflation.
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