Child benefit amounts and payment dates

This depends on your bank. Other people may therefore receive their child benefit earlier than you. We would ask you to wait and check your account later in the day.

To determine as from when you are or will be entitled to a higher amount of child benefit, we assess the situation on the first day of each quarter. The quarters start on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October. If your child had not yet turned 6 or 12 on 1 January 2026, you will receive the old amount for the 1st quarter of the year.

Fill in your child’s date of birth to see when your child benefit will go up.

To determine as from when you are or will be entitled to child benefit, we assess the situation on the first day of each quarter. The quarters start on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October. Child benefit is paid after the end of the quarter concerned.

If your child was born before or on the first day of a quarter, your entitlement to child benefit will commence as from that quarter. If your child was born after the first day of a quarter, your entitlement to child benefit will commence as from the next quarter.

Fill in your child’s date of birth to see when you will receive your first payment.

If you have an account with a bank outside the Netherlands, it may take longer for you to receive your benefit payments in your account. This will depend on your bank and the country where you live.

Costs for transferring payments to bank accounts outside the Netherlands

We pay your child benefit in euros to Citibank. Citibank then transfers the money to your bank. The transfer costs can be up to €0.48 per payment, depending on the country where you live.

You may have to pay extra costs to your own bank. The amount you have to pay depends on your bank. We have no control over this.