{"id":1216,"date":"2023-08-17T10:37:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T08:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/famiris.previewstage.net\/faq\/my-child-attends-a-dutch-speaking-day-care-centre-or-school-in-brussels\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T12:37:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T11:37:23","slug":"participation-allowance-groeipakket","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/famiris.brussels\/en\/faq\/other-questions\/participation-allowance-groeipakket\/","title":{"rendered":"My child attends a Dutch-speaking day-care centre or school"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p>Do you live in Brussels and receive Brussels child benefits? If your child attends a Dutch-speaking nursery or school recognized by Flanders, you may be entitled to a <strong>participation allowance (participatietoeslag) from the Groeipakket<\/strong>, the Flemish child benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Childcare allowance: your child goes to a Dutch-speaking nursery<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p>You may be entitled to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groeipakket.be\/en\/benefits-Groeipakket\/childcare-allowance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">childcare allowance (kinderopvangtoeslag)<\/a>, which is a partial financial compensation in the costs of child care.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p>The allowance amounts to <strong> \u20ac3,66<\/strong>&nbsp;per full day of care per child.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p>You are entitled to it if the following conditions are met:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your child attends a day-care centre or nursery in Brussels or Flanders that is recognized by Kind en Gezin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The rate does not depend on the parents\u2019 income.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The child is not yet enrolled in nursery class.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fons.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You can then claim the child care increase from FONS, the public child benefits agency in Flanders.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">School allowance: your child goes to a Dutch-speaking school<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p>You may be entitled to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groeipakket.be\/en\/benefits-Groeipakket\/school-allowance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">school allowance (schooltoeslag) <\/a>if your child attends a pre-school, primary, or secondary school recognized by Flanders. Students in higher vocational education (HBO5) nursing are also eligible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p>You are only entitled to the allowance if your child goes to school regularly, and the family\u2019s income does not exceed a specific threshold.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>amount of the allowance&nbsp;<\/strong>depends on:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the field of study<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the family situation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>your taxable income<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>your cadastral income<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fons.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You can then claim the child care increase from FONS, the public child benefits agency in Flanders.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Any questions?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.groeipakket.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.groeipakket.be<\/a>, call FONS at 078 79 00 07 or email to <a href=\"mailto:welkom@fons.be\">welkom@fons.be<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you live in Brussels and receive Brussels child benefits? 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