Family Allowance provides financial assistance to all eligible families who have a dependent child under age 18 who lives with them.
The amount of the Family Allowance payment is calculated twice a year, unless there is a change in the conjugal status (separation or union) and/or a change in the family situation (change in custody of a child). You must inform us of any change to your family situation during the year to receive the payments to which you are entitled and to avoid having to repay overpayments. The Steps to take in the event of a separation and Steps to take during a union sections on our website explain how to inform us of a change in conjugal status. The I share custody of the child section on our website shows the steps to take according to your custody time per month.
Good to know
To receive Family Allowance, you and your spouse must file your income tax returns each year, even if you have no income to declare.
Calculation of the Allowance based on the family situation
The amount of Family Allowance is determined according to family income and conjugal status, on 31 December of the previous year, as they are indicated on the income tax return sent to Revenu Québec. The income tax return must be filed every year, by 30 April at the latest, even if there is no income to declare. This is to avoid any late Family Allowance payments. If the income tax return is filed late, Family Allowance payments can be made retroactively for a maximum period of three years only.
Therefore, the amount of Family Allowance payments varies from one family to another. It is calculated each year in May and updated in July based on:
- the number of dependent children under age 18 residing with the family;
- the number of children in shared or sole custody;
- the conjugal status (single or with a spouse);
- family income, determined based on one of the following situations:
- the total income of both parents who form a couple;
- the total income of two spouses who form a blended family;
- the parent's personal income in the case of a single-parent family.
The amount of the Supplement for the Purchase of School Supplies is the same for each eligible child, regardless of family income.
The amounts of the supplements for handicapped children (the Supplement for Handicapped Children and the Supplement for Handicapped Children Requiring Exceptional Care) are the same for each eligible child, regardless of the child's condition or family income.
Calculation of the Allowance based on the cost of living
The amount of the Family Allowance payment is also adjusted to the cost of living each year in January. At the end of December, you can see the new amounts to be paid for the following year in the My benefits section in My Account.
The maximum and minimum amounts for the Family Allowance are determined in January of each year. Therefore, within a certain income bracket, the amount of Family Allowance is the same for everyone.
Family Allowance amounts based on family income in 2025
| Family income | Family Allowance amounts |
|---|
| Two-parent family |
|---|
| $59 000 or less | $3006 |
| $250 000 or more | $1196 |
| Single-parent family |
|---|
| $43 000 or less | $4061 |
| $250 000 or more | $1617 |
For more information on Family Allowance amounts, consult our tables.
Consult your annual notice in June
The new amounts of the payments can be seen each year in mid-June on the annual notice 
uploaded to the My documents section in My Account. The notice concerns the amounts you will receive for a period of 12 months, from July to June. It is important to verify the accuracy of the information about the family situation, because the amounts paid vary depending on the number of dependent children and the number of children in shared custody.
If the information is not accurate, inform us online by filing the applications that correspond to your new financial situation (application for Family Allowance, application for a change in conjugal status, etc.) or by telephone. By doing so, you can ensure that you are receiving all the amounts to which you are entitled and avoid having to repay overpayments.
Annual notice regarding
Family Allowance If your notice is at zero, this means that we have not received your income tax return information from Revenu Québec. We have not been able to calculate the new amount of Family Allowance you are receiving. The financial assistance is therefore suspended until we receive the information from Revenu Québec. Once you have received your notice of assessment from Revenu Québec, you must allow 20 working days before receiving Family Allowance again.
My Account
You can choose the 100% digital option to not miss out on anything thanks to notifications. Therefore, you will be informed as soon as your annual notice is available in your digital file. In My Account, you can print a copy of your annual notice at any time by clicking on the Print button in the top right corner of your screen.
Good to know
Family Allowance, the Supplement for the Purchase of School Supplies and the Supplement for Handicapped Children are not taxable. Therefore, we do not send income tax slips for those tax credits.
The month following the child's 18th birthday, you will no longer receive Family Allowance or, if applicable, the Supplement for Handicapped Children. In addition, if applicable, your child will no longer be entitled to the orphan's pension or the pension for a disabled contributor's child.
If your child under age 18 dies, see the special measures concerning the continued Family Allowance payment for bereaved parents.