2.5.4. Family and child-care benefits (2001–)*

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Year Recipients of family allowance Average monthly number of families receiving child-rearing support Paternal leave Maternity allowance, number of payments Infant-care benefita Child-care benefit Child-care allowance
average monthly number of families average monthly number of children number of children per thousand families number of recipients number of days
average monthly number of recipients
2001 1 295 800 2 115 443 1 633 51 333 – – 90 155 23 839 62 904 182 888
2002 1 277 865 2 045 609 1 601 50 336 – – 84 906 25 436 70 167 171 768
2003 1 292 000 2 109 600 1 633 47 657 – – 91 673 27 427 77 942 166 983
2004 1 290 159 2 103 531 1 630 47 069 – – 90 242 28 004 83 678 163 440
2005 1 264 529 2 061 099 1 630 47 304 – – 93 311 29 849 87 172 161 404
2006 1 268 756 2 067 010 1 629 45 819 21 919 100 228 95 146 30 451 91 678 166 922
2007 1 224 344 1 997 417 1 631 42 776 20 983 97 021 90 495 29 253 93 973 164 832
2008 1 246 640 2 028 947 1 628 41 631 22 156 110 677 95 028 29 221 94 514 167 021
2009 1 245 893 2 029 771 1 629 40 263 21 726 108 473 94 860 29 230 95 050 174 153
2010 1 224 042 1 993 850 1 629 39 275 21 932 109 501 87 048 27 289 94 682 178 532
2011 1 190 707 1 933 498 1 624 37 829 22 307 111 107 84 396 24 769 87 717 169 721
2012 1 167 640 1 891 431 1 620 38 608 22 280 110 844 86 196 25 223 81 839 168 037
2013 1 149 796 1 841 497 1 602 37 411 22 510 112 152 85 512 24 230 81 234 161 274
2014 1 134 556 1 836 618 1 619 36 101 21 914 109 382 87 408 24 753 83 701 161 226
2015 1 108 302 1 796 726 1 621 34 587 – – 88 242 25 886 85 970 163 376
2016 1 094 004 1 773 047 1 621 33 381 – – 89 073 26 931 91 126 162 992
2017 1 090 651 1 770 582 1 623 32 941 – – 87 640 27 989 97 470 164 297
2018 1 082 791 1 758 994 1 625 32 607 – – 88 972 27 696 102 512 159 226
2019 1 077 010 1 750 174 1 625 32 698 – – 90 218 28 066 104 440 155 954
*Source: Hungarian State Treasury, National Health Insurance Fund Administration, Central Administration of National Pension Insurance, Ministry of Human Capacities.  aPregnancy and confinement benefit till 31st December 2014. 

© Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 2011