When you move to Luxembourg with children under the age of 18, you are entitled to family allowances, paid by the Children’s Future Fund (Caisse pour l’avenir des enfants, or CAE) or the Zukunftskeess. As of 1 May 2025, the amount of the family allowance is €307.35 for children aged zero to five; €330.58 (+€23.23) for children aged six to 11; and €365.34 (+€57.99) for children aged 12 and over, the Children’s Future Fund explains.
To receive allowances in Luxembourg, you must work in the grand duchy and be affiliated with the Joint Social Security Centre. If you are entitled to receive child benefits, you will also receive a back-to-school allowance of €115 if your child is older than six and €235 if your child is older than 12. This allowance is paid automatically in August of each year.
What if your children are not yet in school? Parents of children enrolled with an education and care service provider (Service d’éducation et d’accueil, SEA) recognised by the ministry of national education, children and youth, in a private mini-crèche, or cared for by a licensed parental assistant can benefit from the childcare service voucher (chèque-service accueil, or CSA).
The state’s financial contribution is capped at 60 hours per week. For SEA care, the state’s financial support is limited to €6/hour; for parental assistants, it’s limited to €3.75/hour. Parents are responsible for the remaining amount. Twenty free hours are allocated to children aged one to four. During school holidays, the maximum amount payable by parents is limited to €100 per week. CSAs are valid for children aged 0 to 12 and also cover the services of daycare centres and school centres outside of school hours.
For students pursuing higher education
Several types of state financial aid for higher education--which can be combined--exist for students. There is the basic grant, granted to all eligible students. The amount is set at €1,258 per semester. The mobility grant--available to students enrolled in a higher education programme outside their country of residence and who provide proof of their housing costs--is set at €1,566 per semester.
There is also the grant based on social criteria--awarded to students whose total taxable income is less than or equal to 4.5 times the gross minimum social wage for unskilled workers--and the family grant.
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