This Friday, on a proposal from the Minister of Employment, the government approved a preliminary draft law introducing a family credit of five days per child. This is a first step in implementing the family credit.
This new measure, aimed at better balancing work and family life, will apply to employees, self-employed workers and civil servants.
The five days will be added to existing leave entitlements, including maternity leave and birth leave. They can be taken all at once or separately, within the year following the birth.
The family credit constitutes a single right per child. When several people are entitled, they freely determine which of them will exercise it. In the case of multiple births, five days will be granted per child.
During this break, the beneficiary will receive a flat-rate allowance per day, independent of their salary or professional income. The amount and practical arrangements will be set out by royal decree.
The right to this family credit will apply to births from January 2026 onwards.
“With this family credit, we are creating a concrete and additional right for families. We are giving them greater freedom to organise the first months of the child’s life, while guaranteeing comparable rights for employees, self-employed workers and civil servants,” stresses David Clarinval.