The state allowance for children is granted to all children up to the age of 18, Romanian citizens, without discrimination, as well as to young people who have reached the age of 18, who are attending high school or vocational education courses organized according to the law, until their completion.

Citizens of Romania, foreign citizens, as well as stateless persons residing in Romania, under the conditions of the law, who live together with their parents, are also entitled to the state allowance for children.