The state allowance for children provided by Law no. 61/1993 regarding the state allowance for children, republished, with subsequent amendments and additions, 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 attend high school or vocational education organized according to the law, until their completion.

The state allowance for children is also granted to children of foreign citizens, as well as to children of stateless persons residing in Romania, under the conditions of the law, if they live together with their parents.

Applications for establishing the state allowance for children and the documents proving that the legal conditions for granting this right are met shall be submitted and registered at the town hall of the commune, city, municipality, or the sectors of the municipality of Bucharest, in whose territorial jurisdiction the children's legal representatives have their domicile or residence, as the case may be.

The right to the state allowance for children is established by decision of the executive director of the county social benefits agencies.