2.5.3. Family allowance, child-care allowance and benefit (1990–)*

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Year Family allowancea Child-care allowance Child-care benefit
average monthly number of children recipients, thousands average amount per family, HUF/month average monthly number of recipients per capita average, HUF/month average monthly number of recipients per capita average, HUF/month
1990 2 498.3 3 539 94 711 3 303 154 977 5 199
1991 2 532.0 4 435 108 851 4 450 150 922 6 637
1992 2 508.5 4 988 112 984 5 213 148 034 8 302
1993 2 443.8 5 707 115 420 5 973 143 104 10 047
1994 2 432.4 5 712 116 387 7 318 135 946 11 499
1995 2 354.0 5 841 117 949 7 958 128 540 13 215
1996 2 186.3 6 041 124 429 9 450 118 351 15 668
1997 2 113.8 7 080 182 192 12 308 56 774 18 660
1998 2 041.1 8 375 234 049 13 721 9 932b 28 027
1999 2 139.9 8 463 245 039 15 134 – –
2000 2 152.6 8 496 192 838 16 602 54 008 31 448
2001 2 115.4 8 617 182 888 17 820 62 904 39 274
2002 2 045.6 10 034 171 768 19 748 70 167 44 901
2003 2 109.6 11 283 166 983 22 145 77 942 48 742
2004 2 103.5 11 971 163 440 24 428 83 678 54 322
2005 2 061.1 12 596 161 404 26 051 87 172 58 676
2006 2 067.0 21 637 166 922 27 432 91 678 63 221
2007 1 997.4 23 031 164 832 28 853 93 973 68 763
2008 2 028.9 24 521 167 021 31 381 94 514 74 518
2009 2 029.8 24 524 174 153 30 716 95 050 78 725
2010 1 993.9 24 442 178 532 30 388 94 682 81 356
2011 1 933.5 24 528 169 721 30 929 87 717 83 959
2012 1 891.4 24 491 168 037 30 640 81 839 91 050
2013 1 841.5 24 257 161 274 30 687 81 234 96 661
2014 1 836.6 23 674 161 226 31 180 83 701 104 547
2015 1 796.7 23 902 163 376 31 883 85 970 110 896
2016 1 773.0 23 849 162 992 31 880 91 126 118 607
2017 1 770.6 23 678 164 297 31 278 97 470 130 087
2018 1 759.0 23 681 159 226 31 248 102 512 142 084
2019 1 750.2 23 636 155 954 31 179 104 440 157 265
*Source: National Health Insurance Fund Administration, Hungarian State Treasury, Central Administration of National Pension Insurance, Ministry of Human Capacities.  aTill 1998 family allowance, since 1999 till 8th November 2002 child-care assistance benefit, which is a combined data of family allowance and schooling support. From 30st August 2010 family allowance: includes the combined data of child-care assistance benefit and schooling support.  bAbolished by April 15, 1998, newly launched on January 1, 2000. 

© Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 2011