Family policy in Hungary

[3] The Second Orbán Government made saving the nation from the demographic abyss a key policy goal.

The sum can be calculated as follows:[11] Families can also refund most of their taxes up to 5 million HUF that they pay for house and building material purchases.

The amount is equal to 70% of either the mother or the father's salary up 140% of the current minimum wage, which was 138,000 HUF in 2018.

Vaccinations against the following diseases are free and obligatory in Hungary: tuberculosis, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, haemophilus influenzae, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis, streptococcus pneumoniae.

[17] The government made vaccinations for other diseases such as chicken pox, both types of meningitis and rotavirus free in 2018.

However, the government plans to provide free textbooks for every pupils and students until the final exam.

[19][20] Children who live in disadvantaged conditions, suffer from long-term illness, get child protection benefits, or live in a large family with three or more children also get free or half-priced meals in nurseries, kindergartens and schools.

[21][22] Those younger than 20 who will get a European driving license in Category B (motor vehicles) may both take a course on the KRESZ (similar to the British Highway Code) for free and try the test for the first time at no charge.

Parents of three or more children receive seven extra paid vacation days, compared to the average Hungarian.

[26] Maternity benefit is a one-off support to Hungarian mothers living abroad and amounts to 64,125 HUF per child.

The money stays in the bank and bears interest until the child reach the age of 18, When the person may get the final amount.

The Szabó family , the most famous soap opera in Hungary during the second half of the 20th century, was a typical depiction of a Hungarian family of the time.