The beauties of parenthood in Serbia

05.June 2025 Ivan Mitkovski

Did we get half a million after the birth of the child? We haven't, and we don't know when we will!

"Did you withdraw money from the state?" - a question that everyone, from neighbors to relatives, asked us. And our answer, the same every time: "We haven't. And we don't know when we will." Instead of looking forward to the harvest without worries, we got stuck in a bureaucratic trap, because one paper that is not issued due to a strike stopped the whole process. In a country that boasts measures to boost birth rates, parents are left to fend for themselves - and wait

Assembly of Serbia

30.September 2024 B. B.

Increased parental allowance, for the third and fourth child payment continues for 10 years

The Serbian Parliament adopted the Bill on Amendments to the Law on Financial Support for Families with Children, which foresees an increase in the amount of parental allowance and lump sum for the purchase of equipment for a child, for children born on January 1, 2024 and later. Parental allowance for the third and fourth child is paid in 120 equal monthly installments