| Country | Family allowances |
|---|---|
Albania 2023/24 - family allowances | There are no family allowances for students' parents. |
Austria 2023/24 - family allowances | Parents receive family allowances for students up to the age of 24/25. Students can also benefit from orphan's pensions, health and accident insurance and subsidies for the Austrian National Student Union (ÖH). |
Belgium - Flemish Community 2023/24 - family allowances | Parents can receive family allowances for their child until the student turns 25. |
Belgium - French Community 2023/24 - family allowances | Parents can receive family allowances for their student child until the student turns 25. Students also get other discounts, for example on transport and tickets for cultural events. |
Belgium - German-speaking Community 2023/24 - family allowances | Parents of students can receive family allowances; the source gives no further details on amounts or age limits. |
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2023/24 - family allowances | Parents of students do not receive family allowances. |
Bulgaria 2023/24 - family allowances | There are no family allowances for students' parents. |
Croatia 2023/24 - family allowances | Family allowances are available for students' parents, with no age limit. |
Cyprus 2023/24 - family allowances | There are no family allowances for students' parents. |
Czechia 2023/24 - family allowances | Parents can receive family allowances for students up to the age of 26. Students can also count on transport discounts and subsidised meals. |
Denmark 2023/24 - family allowances | There are no family allowances for students' parents. |
Estonia 2023/24 - family allowances | There are no family allowances for students' parents. |
Finland 2023/24 - family allowances | There are no family allowances for students' parents. |
France 2023/24 - family allowances | Family allowances are paid to families with at least 2 dependent children under the age of 20. |
Germany 2023/24 - family allowances | Parents receive EUR 250 for every child until the student turns 25 (or choose the tax relief instead). |
Greece 2023/24 - family allowances | Parents can receive family allowances for a student child up to the age of 24. |
Hungary 2023/24 - family allowances | Family allowances are available for students' parents. |
Iceland 2023/24 - family allowances | Students who take a student loan and have children receive an extra grant of ISK 459,000 a year for each child (2023/24). There is no limit on the number of children and no age limit. |
Ireland 2023/24 - family allowances | There are no family allowances for students' parents. Students in financial difficulty can turn to the Student Assistance Fund, which helps with costs such as accommodation, transport and food. |
Italy 2023/24 - family allowances | Family allowances are available (since 1 January 2022, under Legislative Decree No. 230 of 2021) for students up to the age of 21. |
Latvia 2023/24 - family allowances | There are no family allowances for students' parents. |
Liechtenstein 2023/24 - family allowances | Parents receive family allowances for their child up to the age of 20. |
Lithuania 2023/24 - family allowances | There are no family allowances for students' parents. |
Luxembourg 2023/24 - family allowances | There are no family allowances for students' parents. |
Malta 2023/24 - family allowances | Family allowances are available for students up to the age of 20. |
Montenegro 2023/24 - family allowances | Parents of students do not receive family allowances. |
Netherlands 2023/24 - family allowances | Parents can receive family allowances, but only until their child turns 18. |
North Macedonia 2023/24 - family allowances | Parents of students do not receive family allowances. |
Norway 2023/24 - family allowances | Parents of students do not receive family allowances. |
Poland 2023/24 - family allowances | There are no family allowances for students' parents. |
Portugal 2023/24 - family allowances | Parents can receive family allowances while the student is up to 24 years old. |
Romania 2023/24 - family allowances | There are no family allowances for students' parents. |
Serbia 2023/24 - family allowances | Parents of students do not receive family allowances. |
Slovakia 2023/24 - family allowances | Parents receive family allowances for students up to the age of 25. |
Slovenia 2023/24 - family allowances | There are no family allowances for students' parents. |
Spain 2023/24 - family allowances | There are no family allowances for students' parents. |
Sweden 2023/24 - family allowances | There are no family allowances for students' parents. |
Switzerland 2023/24 - family allowances | Parents can receive family allowances for a student child up to the age of 25. |
Türkiye 2023/24 - family allowances | Parents of students do not receive family allowances. International students, however, get other support: health insurance, a language preparation class, accommodation and a one-off reimbursement of travel costs. |
Source: Eurydice, National Student Fee and Support Systems in European Higher Education – reference year 2023/24 (data published in 2025). Amounts in EUR per year for home, full-time students; country details as described by Eurydice. Earlier editions: 2013/14, 2015/16 and 2016/17. The United Kingdom no longer takes part in Eurydice, so its entries end in 2016/17.
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