Child benefit is given to all families regardless of their income & marital status, that live in Cyprus and for the children that live under the same roof and fall under the below categories:
- Aged under 18
- Aged 18-25 and are in the national guard
- Aged 18-23 if still attending college/university or some form of education
- Boys aged 23-25 ετών, if still attending college/university or some form of education for as much as/as long as they have spent time in the national guard of Cyprus and
- Disabled children of any age.
The basic child benefit breakdown for families as seen on the Ministry of Finance leaflet and are paid once a year in December.
No of children per family
|
Basic Yearly Benefit
| Extra supplement | |
| Family Income up to 18,367.47 Euros during 2007 | Family income more than 18,367.47 up to 36,734.93 Euros during 2007 | ||
| 1 Child | 411.30 Euros | 102.82 Euros | 51.41 Euros |
| 2 Children | 822.62 | 411.30 | 308.47 |
| 3 Children (per child) | 822.61 | 308.48 | 257.06 |
| 4 + (per child) | 1357.31 | 452.43 | 282.77 |
For more information visit http://www.mof.gov.cy/ ministry of health of Cyprus. Tel. 22 804 010 for child benefit inquiries and 22 804 143 for supplement of child benefit inquiries
Address: The Ministry of Finance - Michael Karaoli & Gregori Afxentiou 1439 Nicosia
If the child has Cypriot nationality and one of the parents is Cypriot, you only need to fill the child befit form in once and it will be paid automatically each year until the child is 18.
Non Cypriots may have to request child benefit each year to ensure that the parent is still resident here and proof from the school that the child is attending there.
