Information on your affiliation to a child benefit fund

By submitting a child benefit claim or a child benefit fund change request with Famiris, the applicant becomes affiliated to Famiris, in accordance with Article 26 of the Ordinance of 4 April 2019 establishing the family benefits payment system.

In accordance with Article 31 of the Ordinance of 4 April 2019 establishing the family benefit payment system, “Affiliation to and intervention by one of the child benefit funds is free of charge.”

In accordance with Article 26 (2) of the Ordinance of 4 April 2019 establishing the family benefits payment system, this affiliation remains valid for at least 24 months. An affiliation change request can therefore only be filed from the first day following the twenty-fourth month of affiliation. The change of affiliation takes effect on the first day of the quarter following the quarter in which the decision was communicated, unless it was communicated less than 15 days before the end of the aforementioned quarter. In that case, it will take effect on the first day of the second quarter following the quarter in which the decision was notified.

In accordance with Article 31 of the Ordinance of 4 April 2019 establishing the family benefit payment system, “Child benefit institutions are not allowed to grant beneficiaries any other benefits than those established by this Ordinance, with the exception of promotional gifts of nominal value.”

In accordance with Article 4 (1) (9°) of the Ordinance of 4 April 2019 establishing the family benefit payment system, the child benefit institutions undertake not to refuse to affiliate a beneficiary and not to oppose their decision to change child benefit institutions, in accordance with Article 26 (2).