The family allowance is an amount granted to those who have the obligation to assume responsibilities related to the family.
Assignment is the act and consequence of assigning , a verb that refers to granting, establishing or indicating something that corresponds. The idea of assignment is used to mention salary and other types of remuneration or payments . Familiar, for its part, is that linked to the family : the set of individuals who maintain some type of relationship or who share a certain condition.
Family allowances , in this framework, are amounts that are paid periodically or on a one-time basis to those who have the obligation and responsibility to assume burdens linked to the family. The concept is used in Argentina with respect to financial aid provided by the State through the National Social Security Administration ( ANSES ).
Family allowance in Argentina
This organization pays its beneficiaries so that they can assume their family responsibilities: the maintenance of children who are under 18 years of age or children with some type of disability (without there being, in this case, age limits). The family allowance is also paid upon adoption or birth or upon marriage.
In this way, family allowances can be paid monthly (as assistance when there is a disabled child in the family, for example) or when the event that generates it takes place (such as a marriage).
The family allowance paid by ANSES is intended for workers who receive a salary lower than the established maximum; to pensioners and retirees; and to the beneficiaries of the assistance granted to those who are unemployed.
In Argentina, the family allowance is financial aid provided by the State through the National Social Security Administration.
The concept in Chile
This concept also exists in Chile and its characteristics are very similar to those of its Argentine equivalent.
There it is part of the so-called Family Benefit System , which is also made up of the following three benefits : Maternal Allowance, Maternal Subsidy and Family Subsidy .
Characteristics of the family allowance
It is important to note that the allocation is designed for those people who receive income , who contribute to the provisional system and who can support their families, unlike the help that the government provides through welfare , which focuses on helping deprived citizens to access basic services to guarantee their subsistence. The subsidy, for its part, is given to those who cannot comply with the three previous points, due to not having a job.
The amount of money corresponding to the subsidy or allowance is delivered to a beneficiary based on the number of individuals belonging to his or her family who meet the relevant requirements, which are known as accredited or responsible family members .
Therefore, each accredited family member gives the beneficiary the right to a sum of money, although this is not the same for all workers: it varies according to the salary they receive. Furthermore, if this amount exceeds a certain limit, then they are not entitled to enjoy this benefit, but must apply for others.
The payment
Let's see below the way and the moment in which the different types of beneficiaries receive the payment of the family allowance:
- Workers under a dependency relationship receive it through their employer as part of their salary.
- Independent workers are divided into two groups. On the one hand, there are those who issue fee invoices, who collect it the year following the year the charges are declared, when they receive the tax refund. Those who contribute on their own account , on the other hand, obtain it by making their contributions or contributions .
- Pensioners obtain it through the entity that also pays them their pension.
- Unemployment subsidies , finally, collect it along with the subsidy.