Child allowances in September benefited 374,652 people

The Kosovo Agency of Statistics has published data on social welfare during September 2026, showing that the child allowance scheme had 374,652 beneficiaries and payments exceeding 13.5 million euros.

For basic old-age pensions, over 27.6 million euros were allocated to 172,721 beneficiaries, KosovaPress reports.

The agency’s data show that 47,738 people received contributory old-age pensions, while payments for this category reached around 11.7 million euros. Partial contributory pensions included 11,493 beneficiaries, for whom about 2.5 million euros were spent.

The veterans’ scheme had 39,699 beneficiaries, with payments over 7.8 million euros. Meanwhile, about 3.8 million euros were paid to 12,332 beneficiaries of pensions for families of martyrs and war invalids.

Under the social assistance scheme, 14,664 families benefited, with around 2.2 million euros allocated to them.

Nearly 3.6 million euros were paid for persons with disabilities, while this scheme counted 21,644 beneficiaries. The scheme for families with children with disabilities had 9,394 beneficiaries and payments worth 659,100 euros.

Financial support was also received by 6,817 unemployed new mothers, to whom 3.42 million euros were paid. Around 1.1 million euros were allocated for 2,176 employed new mothers.

According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics, social schemes are intended to support mainly the elderly, war-related categories and families in need.