Government backs higher parental allowance for newborns from 2027

The Czech government has approved a proposal to increase the parental allowance for children born from January 1 next year. Under the plan, intended to help stob birth rates decline, the total allowance would rise from CZK 350,000 to CZK 400,000, while parents of twins or multiple births would receive CZK 800,000 instead of CZK 700,000. The amendment to the state social support law now goes to parliament. According to the Labour Ministry, the increase would cost the state CZK 230 million next year, rising to an estimated CZK 3.6 billion annually by 2030 once fully implemented, despite the country’s currently low birth rate.