In Brussels Regionthe school premium will be paid for more than 300,000 children. Parents will automatically receive € 24.87 for little ones from 0 to 5 years old, € 37.30 for children from 6 to 11 years old, € 62.17 for teenagers aged 12 to 17, € 99.47 for young people aged 18 to 24 who do not study higher or € 62.17 for those who do not continue their education.
Since 2020, the Wallonia opted for a double system in family allowances. The annual age supplement follows the same principle. The amount is less for children born after 2020.
For children born under the old system: Parents receive € 26.39 for children from 0 to 5 years old, € 56.74 for 6-11 year olds, € 79.16 for teens from 12 to 17 years old and € 105.56 for 18-24 year olds.
For children born after 2020 : Parents will receive € 24.87 for children from 0 to 4 years old; € 37.30 for 5-10 year olds; € 62.17 for teens from 11 to 16 years old and € 99.47 for 17-24 year olds.
In Flanders, it’s still a little different. Parents of children aged 0 to 3 will receive € 22.52; € 39.41 for children aged 4 to 10; € 56.30 for teens aged 11 to 16 and € 67.56 for young people aged 17 to 24.
Besides this annual age supplement, parents can claim a school allowance under certain conditions: the family situation and parents’ income must be modest. This allowance is paid automatically if the child is domiciled in Flanders otherwise, it must be asked.
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The increase or decrease in the amount is linked to indexing and the pivotal index. This year, parents will receive a little more than last year.
“The next surpassing the Pivot index should take place in January 2026. Following the measures taken within the framework of the Easter agreement, indexing should be done with a month late compared to usual. We will therefore see the change in April a priori “says Camille’s spokesperson, family allowance fund in Wallonia. On the side of the cabinet of Minister Yves Coppieters (the committed), it is said that the postponement will have no impact on the amount because it is calculated on the scale of the pivot index of this year.
In Brussels, the regional government is in current affairs. “”There is no ambition to change the amount of the age supplement “said the spokesman for the Minister of Finance Sven Gatz (Open VLD).
Bad news for parents: no free school supplies in the 4th primary next year!
According to the survey carried out by the Family League, two thirds of families are experiencing financial difficulties due to the high cost of the school. Back to school puts in difficulty almost a quarter of families. At the start of the 2024 school year, educating a child in kindergarten cost 80 €, the school costs oscillated between 152 and 197 € from the 1st to 3rd primary, it reached 300 € from the 4th to 6th primary and it climbed to € 783 in secondary.
