Maternity allowance payments were deposited into accounts

In his written statement, Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş stated that 1 million 425 thousand 716 children have benefited from birth benefits so far, and regular payments have been made every month for 828 thousand 730 children who are two, three and over.

Minister Göktaş stated that 596 thousand 986 of the children benefiting from the aid are the first child of their families, 434 thousand 704 are the second child, and 394 thousand 26 are the third child or above.

Stating that 33 thousand 343 people among the beneficiaries have twins or more, Göktaş stated that the amount of birth allowance has been updated within the scope of the 2025 Family Year, and that as of January 1, 2025, a one-time support of 5 thousand liras is given to the first child born, 1500 liras per month for the second child, and 5 thousand liras per month for three and subsequent children.

Stating that one of the important supports given to citizens during the 10th Year of Family and Population is birth aid, Göktaş said:

"In this context, we have deposited October birth aid payments to mothers' accounts as of today. Thus, we have made a payment of 30 billion 391 million liras to the accounts of a total of 1 million 386 thousand 701 mothers who have benefited from birth aid to date. As the Ministry, we will continue our work to strengthen healthy, conscious families with sustainable support mechanisms that encourage family formation. I hope the payments will be beneficial to all our families."

Göktaş stated that applications for birth aid are received through e-Government and the "My First Teacher is My Family" mobile application, and that the information on the payment of birth aid for families whose applications are approved can be accessed through the "My First Teacher is My Family" mobile application.

Göktaş informed that the maternity allowance payments are deposited into accounts through Halkbank and reminded that the payments will continue uninterruptedly until the children turn 5 years old.

Source: TRT Haber Ekonomi RSS (Open Press / Translated Full Text)