Care leave allowance for parents of seriously ill children (EO)
Betreuungsentschädigung für Eltern (BUE) / Allocation pour soins
Paid by Ausgleichskassen (Erwerbsersatzordnung EO) · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Gated on a personal circumstance. This programme depends on unpaid carer — a condition the structured eligibility fields below do not capture. Read the official page carefully before assuming you qualify.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 3 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
2 documents you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
Für die Betreuung eines gesundheitlich schwer beeinträchtigten Kindes haben berufstätige Eltern das Recht auf einen 14-wöchigen bezahlten Urlaub. Die Betreuungs-Entschädigung entspricht 80 % des durchschnittlichen Lohns.
https://www.bsv.admin.ch/de/eo-betreuung-schwer-beeintraechtigtes-kind-leichte-sprache
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Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.bsv.admin.ch
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Related reading: How to read a grant eligibility rule
Other family & children support in Switzerland
14 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Paternity / other parent's leave allowance (EO)
- Adoption leave allowance (EO)
- Child allowances (cantonal family allowances)
- Education allowances (cantonal family allowances 16-25)
- Family allowances in agriculture
- Cantonal birth and adoption allowances
- Child maintenance advances (cantonal)
- Subsidised childcare vouchers (City of Zurich)
- Subsidised childcare (Canton of Bern)
- Ticino early-childhood allowances (API)
- Ticino supplementary family allowances for low-income workers (AFI)
- Geneva advance and recovery of maintenance payments (SCARPA)
- Geneva cantonal maternity allowance (16 weeks)
- Zurich city bridging assistance during pending maintenance proceedings
Similar programmes
Maternity allowance (EO)
Ausgleichskassen (Erwerbsersatzordnung EO)
Orphan's and child pensions (AHV/IV)
Ausgleichskassen AHV/IV
Geneva advance and recovery of maintenance payments (SCARPA)
Canton de Genève - Service cantonal d'avance et de recouvrement des pensions alimentaires (SCARPA)
Education allowances (cantonal family allowances 16-25)
Familienausgleichskassen der Kantone (FamZG)
Child allowances (cantonal family allowances)
Familienausgleichskassen der Kantone (FamZG)
Child maintenance advances (cantonal)
Kantonale / kommunale Bevorschussungsstellen