Family allowances must be used to pay for the upkeep of the child. The parent who receives the family allowances must pay these benefits to the parent with whom the child lives. If not, the parent who is the child’s primary caregiver can ask that the family allowances are paid directly to her/him. This is called a “payment to a third party”.
An adult child can also submit such a claim.
The person must apply in writing to the family allowances compensation fund for a payment to a third party. They also must provide a convincing argument as to why they should receive the allowance (e.g. evidence that the other parent has never, or only partially, transferred the family allowances to them). The family allowance compensation fund will examine the facts of the case before deciding whether to authorise the payment to a third party or not.
We recommend that before you submit your application you consult the Family Allowances Register to find out if the family allowances have already been paid out for the child in question.