The Children and Dependents Payment Act (630)

An Act to provide financial support to families with children or other legal dependents.

Passed 27 September 2021, 8 Aye, 0 Nay, 1 Abstain

Article I - Definitions

 * 1.1 - “Child(ren)” - resident(s) under the age of eighteen (18) years, under the care of a parent or legal guardian (thus not including wards of the Republic).
 * 1.2 - “Dependent(s)” - resident(s) older than the age of eighteen (18) years, reliant on the income of another resident due to cohabitation, disability, and/or legal incapacitation.
 * 1.3 - “Family/families” - cohabiting residents, including at least one child and/or dependent.

Article II - Purpose and funding

 * 2.1 - Establishes the Children and Dependents Fund, for the purpose of supporting families with child(ren) and/or dependent(s), with a particular view to supporting low-income families.
 * 2.2 - Establishes a headquarters for the Fund in Patal, with branch offices in each province.
 * 2.3 - The Fund shall be financed with ₣2,000,000,000 quarterly.
 * 2.4 - The Fund shall be managed, from Patal, by a Chief Executive Officer, to be appointed by the Chancellor on behalf of, and with the approval of, the General Assembly.

Article III - Qualification for assistance

 * 3.1 - Any family with at least one child and/or dependent is eligible to receive quarterly financial assistance from the Fund.
 * 3.2 - Provincial branch offices will take into account each family’s general financial situation in assessing how much financial assistance said family will receive from the Fund.
 * 3.3 - Families that qualify under 3.1 are eligible to continue receiving assistance from the Fund so long as they have child(ren), or so long as they have dependent(s) whose continued reliance on the family’s income is justified by the family and/or dependent(s)’ circumstances.