Social Security pays aid of between 57 and 115 euros per month to families with minors, even if they do not receive the Minimum Living Income

The Minimum Living Income is a basic income for people who lack sufficient income for their cohabitation unit, but even without having the right to it, there is a way to collect part of the benefit in the event that minors live together in the home.

This is possible through the Childhood Aid Complement or CAPI (regulated in Law 19/2021 and available in this BOE), an aid that, although integrated into the Minimum Living Income, can be requested independently. In this way, even if we do not have the right to the IMV, we can have the right to the CAPI, as long as the requirements are met.

The Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migrations explains on his website that “cohabitation units that include minors among their members, who meet all the necessary requirements for the granting of the minimum vital income, except those established with respect to the maximum limits on computable income, net worth and asset test” will be entitled to this supplement.

Even so, the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration clarifies that, although the CAPI “is a complement to the Minimum Living Income” and “is part of it”, the income and assets thresholds set at higher levels explain that “it is possible to receive the CAPI alone.”

How much is charged with the CAPI

The amount of the child’s supplement depends on the number of minors within the cohabitation unit, which varies according to the age of the child. Furthermore, there is no maximum limit for minors. In 2026 these monthly amounts are set:

• From 0 to 3 years old, the amount to be received per child is 115 euros per month.
• From 3 to 6 years, the amount drops to 80.5 euros per month.
• From 6 and until reaching the age of majority, the amount is 57.5 euros per month.

The payment is in full per child, without proration, and is accumulated to the amount of the IMV in households that also receive the guaranteed income.

Income thresholds to collect the CAPI

The maximum income varies depending on the composition of the unit living with minors. In 2026 these monthly amounts are:

• An adult and a minor: 2,861.04 euros.
• One adult and two minors: 3,521.28 euros.
• One adult and three minors: 4,181.52 euros.
• One adult and four or more minors: 4,841.76 euros.
• Two adults and one minor: 3,521.28 euros.
• Two adults and two minors: 4,181.52 euros.
• Two adults and three or more minors: 4,841.76 euros.
• Three adults and one minor: 4,181.52 euros.
• Three adults and two or more minors: 4,841.76 euros.
• Four adults and one minor: 4,841.76 euros.
• Others: 4,841.76 euros.

Equity thresholds to collect the CAPI

The calculation of assets does not include the habitual residence. The limits, also depending on the composition of the household, are the following:

• An adult and a minor: 55,460 euros.
• One adult and two minors: 71,306 euros.
• One adult and three minors: 87,152 euros.
• One adult and four or more minors: 102,997 euros.
• Two adults and one minor: 71,306 euros.
• Two adults and two minors: 87,152 euros.
• Two adults and three or more minors: 102,997 euros.
• Three adults and one minor: 87,152 euros.
• Three adults and two or more minors: 102,997 euros.
• Four adults and one minor: 102,997 euros.
• Others: 102,997 euros.

Income limits to collect the CAPI

The maximum monthly income varies depending on the composition of the unit living with minors. These are the limits in force in 2026:

• An adult and a minor: 2,861.04 euros.
• One adult and two minors: 3,521.28 euros.
• One adult and three minors: 4,181.52 euros.
• One adult and four or more minors: 4,841.76 euros.
• Two adults and one minor: 3,521.28 euros.
• Two adults and two minors: 4,181.52 euros.
• Two adults and three or more minors: 4,841.76 euros.
• Three adults and one minor: 4,181.52 euros.
• Three adults and two or more minors: 4,841.76 euros.
• Four adults and one minor: 4,841.76 euros.
• Others: 4,841.76 euros.

Incompatibility

The supplement is incompatible with the financial allowance for a child or dependent minor without a disability or with a disability of less than 33%, a benefit that will be extinguished since the implementation of the IMV, so the beneficiary must opt ​​for one of the two. In addition, Law 31/2022, of December 23, on the General State Budgets for 2023, declares it incompatible with the maternity deduction of the State Tax Administration Agency (form 140), except for those who already received both before 2023.

Furthermore, beyond the income and assets thresholds, the rule imposes a third autonomous filter. Annex III of the law sets the limit of the asset test at six times the guaranteed income for an adult, with the scale of increases in Annex II according to the composition of the household, and exceeding it excludes the right regardless of net worth.