The state allowance for children is granted to all children up to the age of 18, without discrimination. The state allowance for children is also granted to young people who have reached the age of 18, who are attending high school or vocational education, organized according to the law, until the completion thereof, except for those who are repeating the school year, with the exception of those repeating due to health reasons, proven with a medical certificate.

Foreign citizens’ children and stateless persons’ children who are residents, under the law, in Romania, also benefit from the state allowance for children, if they live together with their parents. This right may be requested by either of the child's natural parents, as well as by the person who has adopted a child, provided they meet the eligibility criteria.