{"id":16459,"date":"2025-07-24T13:00:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T11:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/famiris.brussels\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=16459"},"modified":"2025-01-08T10:23:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T09:23:47","slug":"maternity-allowance-and-adoption-grant-at-the-same-time","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/famiris.brussels\/en\/faq\/maternity-allowance-and-adoption\/maternity-allowance-and-adoption-grant-at-the-same-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I receive both a maternity allowance and an adoption grant at the same time?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p>In Brussels, you are entitled to a maternity allowance for the birth of a child. If you adopt a child, you can receive an adoption grant.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p>Within the same family, <strong>you cannot receive both the maternity allowance and the adoption grant<\/strong> for the same child.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mod-column buttons\">\n            <a href=\"\/en\/calculate-your-maternity-allowance\/\">\n        <div class=\"btn undefined btn_full\"><span class=\"btn-content\">Learn more about the maternity allowance<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/a>\n                <a href=\"\/en\/faq\/maternity-allowance-and-adoption\/how-do-i-claim-the-adoption-grant\/\">\n        <div class=\"btn undefined btn_outline\"><span class=\"btn-content\">Learn more about the adoption grant<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Brussels, you are entitled to a maternity allowance for the birth of a child. 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