Estonia to raise single-parent child benefit by 20 to 100 per month

The Reform Party and Eesti 200 coalition factions have proposed an amendment to increase Estonia's single-parent child benefit from 80 to 100 per month. The measure is included in the 2026 supplementary budget. Reform Party faction chair Ünne Pillak says single parents face the highest poverty risk in Estonia.

Estonia's ruling coalition partners — the Reform Party and Eesti 200 — have jointly submitted an amendment to the 2026 supplementary budget that would raise the monthly child benefit for single parents from 80 to 100, a 20 increase.

Ünne Pillak, chair of the Reform Party parliamentary faction, explained to ERR that the measure is specifically targeted support, as single parents in Estonia are statistically the most vulnerable group when it comes to poverty risk.

The amendment reflects growing political attention to child poverty and the financial pressures faced by one-parent households. Single parents often rely more heavily on state support, making targeted benefit increases a key policy lever for reducing inequality.

If the supplementary budget passes with the amendment intact, the new benefit level of 100 per month would take effect in 2026.