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Monthly childcare allowance until the child is 2

For mothers, and when needed the legal representatives, of children under two in Moldova, who receive a monthly allowance from the National Social Insurance House (CNAS) for caring for the child.

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Good to know

  • The allowance is paid monthly until the child is 2. It is set automatically, from the data in the State Population Register: you do not apply to the territorial social insurance office or through e-Cerere.
  • It goes to the mother; if she has died or does not meet the conditions, to the child's legal representative.
  • The data needed must be in the state information resources and recorded in the CNAS system within 12 months of the birth. If they were recorded later, but no later than 2 years after the birth, the allowance is set retroactively, for at most 12 months before the date of registration.
  • It is decided within 30 days of the registration in the CNAS information system.
  • If the child is adopted or placed in guardianship, you apply at the territorial social insurance office.

Caring for a child under two?

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How to apply

  1. Nothing for you to do

    The data about the birth are received

    The data on the child's birth come from the State Population Register. In case of adoption or guardianship, you file the request at the territorial social insurance office.

  2. The office does this

    A decision is issued

    The decision is issued by the social insurance house.

  3. The office does this

    The payment is prepared

    The payments are formed and the information is sent to MPay for distribution.

  4. You do this

    You receive the allowance

    By the payment method you selected.

Required documents

Only for adoption or guardianship, where you apply:

  • The order placing the child in guardianship or curatorship
  • Civil status document confirming the birth of the child
    original and copy
  • The court decision approving the adoption
  • Your ID
    original and copy

Fees and processing times

Processing timeCost
Up to 30 days
From the registration in the CNAS information system
Free

How you are paid

Through the government service MPay, by the payment method you chose. If you do not collect the allowance for 3 months in a row, it is suspended.

The payment restarts at the request of the beneficiary, the guardian (curator) or an authorised representative, filed at the social insurance office with an ID. Rights can be paid retroactively for at most 3 years before the date you apply.

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Source. This guide is written by us in plain words, based on the official service page on the government portal evo.gov.md. The amounts and deadlines are the ones on the official page.

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