Child allowances (cantonal family allowances)
Kinderzulagen / Allocations familiales pour enfants
Paid by Familienausgleichskassen der Kantone (FamZG) · 🇨🇭 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.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 4 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
Die Kinderzulage stieg von 200 auf 215 Franken pro Monat. Es handelt sich um Mindestansätze, die Kantone können auch höhere Zulagen festlegen
A researcher has read this record against the official page.
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found
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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)
- Care leave allowance for parents of seriously ill children (EO)
- 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
Education allowances (cantonal family allowances 16-25)
Familienausgleichskassen der Kantone (FamZG)
Geneva advance and recovery of maintenance payments (SCARPA)
Canton de Genève - Service cantonal d'avance et de recouvrement des pensions alimentaires (SCARPA)
Orphan's and child pensions (AHV/IV)
Ausgleichskassen AHV/IV
Child maintenance advances (cantonal)
Kantonale / kommunale Bevorschussungsstellen
Care leave allowance for parents of seriously ill children (EO)
Ausgleichskassen (Erwerbsersatzordnung EO)
Family allowances in agriculture
Ausgleichskasse Landwirtschaft (AHV-Ausgleichskasse)