Additional child allowance by Tartu city

In addition to the state childbirth allowance, the city of Tartu pays an additional child allowance in three parts. The allowance can be applied for by a person who is a citizen of Estonia or has a valid residence permit and whose place of residence, according to the population register, is in Tartu city. The place of residence must be registered in Tartu city at least six months prior to the according dates (child’s birth, child turning one year of age, child turning two years of age). In order to receive all three parts of the allowance, the place of residence according to the register must also be in Tartu city.

The applicant can submit the required application at the reception of their current residence’s regional center’s child protection specialist, through an electronic environment or by sending a digitally signed application to the department’s email address [email protected].

• The decision for or against paying the allowance is made by the social and healthcare department of the city government based on the submitted documents. The parent is contacted in case of shortcomings in the application so that the information can be specified. The allowance is transferred to the applicant’s bank account within two weeks of submitting the application.
• The subsequent parts of the allowance are transferred to the applicant’s bank account within two weeks after the child has turned one and two years of age. In case the application was submitted at the child’s birth, the subsequent parts of the allowance will, after checking the information, be paid automatically after the child has turned one and two years of age.
• The applicant must notify the social and healthcare department about any changes in personal information and/or changes in bank account in written form. Information forwarded via email must be digitally signed.
• If the right to receive the allowance becomes evident with the second or third payment and previous allowance hasn’t been applied for, the application with the aforementioned documents must be submitted.

In order to receive the first, second and third part of the allowance, the application can be submitted within six months after the according date.

Application for additional child allowance in the electronic environment
Application for additional child allowance

Additional child allowance is paid from the budget of Tartu city in three parts:

1^st part of the allowance (paid after the child’s birth):

• 64 euros for the first and second born child;
• 112 euros for the third and following born child.

2^nd part of the allowance (paid when the child turns one year of age):

• 128 euros for the first and second born child;
• 176 euros for the third and following born child.

3^rd part of the allowance (paid when the child turns two years of age):

• 320 euros for the first and second born child;
• 352 euros for the third and following born child.

Additional information

Angela Sööt
child protection service specialist
email [email protected]
phone 5305 0295

• The order of child allowance payment Regulation number 89 by the Tartu City Council on 5 December 2024.

Applying for and appointing state family benefits on the website of the Social Insurance Board