Which EU Country Pays Child Benefit?
When parents and children live or work in different EU or EEA countries or Switzerland, which country pays family benefits first and which pays a top-up.
Under EU Regulation 883/2004 (art. 68), the country where a parent works pays family benefits first, ahead of a pension country and then the country of residence. If both parents work in different countries, the child's country of residence pays first; the other pays the difference if its benefit is higher.
Which EU Country Pays Child Benefit?
Frequently asked
Can I get child benefit from two EU countries?
Not twice. One country pays first under the priority rules, and the other pays a differential supplement if its own benefit would be higher, so the family gets the higher of the two amounts.
I work in Luxembourg and live in France: who pays child benefit?
Luxembourg pays first, because it is the country of work. If your partner's right in France would give more, France pays the difference.
Where do I apply for family benefits if we live in different countries?
In any EU country where you or the other parent have a right. That office passes the claim to the others, and a claim made in time in one country counts as made in time in all of them.
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