In 1947, the income dependency was abolished and wage earners were also entitled to an allowance for their first and second children under 18 years old.
[2] Along with this law was the provision of relatives marrying; however, it only applies to brother-sister, parent-child, and grandparent-grandchild.
In addition to this, the children had to be dependent on the parent and once the child turned 15, the benefits no longer applied.
Additionally, a family is only allowed benefits for 16 and 17-year-olds if they are actively participating in an education program to receive a VMBO, HAVO, or VWO.
[5] These rules change slightly given different situations such as disability, single-parent families, and other special circumstances.
If a child has the possibility of a language disadvantage, mainly for immigrant children, they can be enrolled as young as two years old in order to catch them up before primary school started.