Child pension

A special child allowance is granted to children until the age of 18 years who have lost one or both parents. The child pension may also be granted by way of supplementary pensions if the deceased was a member of such a scheme.

A special child allowance is granted to children until the age of 18 years who have lost one or both parents. The child pension may also be granted by way of supplementary pensions if the deceased was a member of such a scheme.

In basic pension scheme child pension is payable until the age of 21 years if the child/young person is in education.

Child pension is payable until the age of 20 years if the child/young person is in education. A public authority grants a fixed amount to those providing for children, but the pension varies according to the labour market pension fund concerned. If both parents are deceased, the amount payable is doubled. The Employment Pension Fund also pays a child pension to the providers.

Child pension is payable until a child turns 18. If both parents are deceased and the child is in education, the pension may be payable until the child turns 20. The child pension for young people aged 18–20 in education or vocational training is payable in accordance with the Social Assistance Act. The child pension may also be granted by way of supplementary pensions if the deceased was a member of such a scheme.

The child pension is payable up to and including June of the year in which the child turns 20. It may also be granted by way of supplementary pensions if the deceased was a member of such a scheme.