Economic benefit for multiple births or adoptions

Children born by multiple birth or those forming part of a multiple adoption shall be considered the originators, provided that:

• The number of children born or adopted is equal to or greater than two. To this end:

  • A child shall be considered as having been born, when he/she meets the provisions set out under Article 30 of the Civil Code: "The status of personis acquired following a live birth, having been fully removed from the mother's womb".

  •  If any of the children is affected by a disability equal to or greater than 33%, it will count double. The birth or adoption of a single child with a disability equal to or greater than 33% does not give rise to entitlement to the benefit. 

• The birth or formalisation of adoption took place in Spain. To this end, a birth or adoption that took place abroad will be considered to have occurred in Spain if it can be proven that the child was immediately integrated into a family residing in Spanish territory. 

The people meet the following requirements:

• Legally residing in Spain. This condition will be considered to have been met if workers relocated by their company outside Spain are in an assimilated contributor situation and make contributions to the relevant Spanish Social Security scheme.

• They are not entitled to the same types of benefits in any other social protection scheme.

• If the parents or adoptive parents live together, the recipient will be:

  • Either one of them, by mutual agreement. It is assumed that this agreement exists when the benefit is requested by one of the recipients. 

  • If there is no agreement, the mother will be the recipient.

• If the parents or foster parents do not live together, the recipient will be the person who has guardianship and custody of the children.

• When the triggering individuals lose their parents or foster parents or are abandoned, the natural person legally responsible for the born or adopted children will be the recipient.

The benefit for multiple births or adoptions is compatible with:

• The family benefit for large family, single parent or disabled parent caused by the same or a different subject.
• Economic allocation per child or minor in foster care.
• The orphanhood pension and in favour of grandchildren and siblings which, if this were the case, may correspond.
• Other similar awards granted by a Local or Autonomous Community Administration.
• The special maternity allowance for multiple births by the same subject.
  

• When the circumstances necessary for receiving family benefits are met in both parents or adoptive parents or, where appropriate, foster parents, the right to receive the benefit will only be recognized in one of the parents.

• The benefit will be incompatible with parents or adoptive parents or, where appropriate, foster parents receiving any similar type of benefit in the remaining social protection schemes.

• If one of the parents or adoptive parents is included, based on their activity performed or their status as a pensioner, in a Social Security scheme, the appropriate benefit will be recognized by this scheme so long as this person meets the requirements necessary for being a recipient of this benefit.

• When recipients have the right to the same benefit from several social protection schemes for the same originator, they must choose one of them.

PRESENTATION OF THE FOLLOWING ORIGINAL, VALID DOCUMENTS:

1. Spanish Citizens: National Identity Card (DNI) of the applicant and of the other adopting parent.

2. Foreign Citizens:    

• Citizens of the EU, EEA   or Switzerland: EU citizen registration certificate or permanent residence certificate, together with a valid passport or identity document (Articles  7.1 and 10.1 of RD  240/2007 of 16 February).
• Members of the family of a citizen of the EU/EEA or Switzerland that do not hold the nationality of one of said States: residence card as family member of a citizen of the Union or certifying receipt of the submission of the request for the card (art. 8 and 10.3 of RD 240/2007 of 16 February).

• Non-citizens of the EU/EEA or Switzerland living in Spain:

  • Foreigner identification card (TIE) for applicants, other parents and originators or temporary or permanent residence authorisation, where appropriate.

  • Application for the residence card or authorisation request, for children born in Spain that are not citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland.

    Foreigner identification number (NIE) in all cases.

SUBMISSION OF THE FOLLOWING ORIGINAL, VALID DOCUMENTS AND AUTHENTICATED COPIES OR COPIES FOR AUTHENTICATION:

3. Council registration certificate for recipients and originators (only for those cases mentioned in RD 523/2006 of 28 April).

4. Libro de familia (booklet containing family details) or the children's birth certificates issued by the appropriate registry office.

ONLY IF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES APPLIES:

5. In cases of legal separation or divorce: the legal ruling that proves this situation or a document establishing the guardianship and custody of the children.

6. In the case of children with disabilities: disability certificate issued by the IMSERSO or competent body of the Autonomous Region. 

7. In the case of guardianship: judicial decision by which the guardianship is constituted.