Morocco will increase child benefits in 2026
- Increase in social protection spending by 2026
- Increase in child benefits for the most disadvantaged families
- Details of monthly allowances by category
- Moroccan kingdom's priorities on social justice and inequalities
Increase in social protection spending by 2026
Morocco is committed to social protection and has planned a boom in spending in this area by 2026, when it will allocate 4 billion dollars compared to the 3.61 billion stipulated for 2025.
This increase in social protection spending includes child benefits for the most disadvantaged families, which will rise in 2026 as part of the expanded social support programme for the Moroccan population with the fewest resources.
Increase in child benefits for the most disadvantaged families
The Kingdom of Morocco will increase monthly child allowances for low-income families in 2026, as provided for in the 2026 Finance Act. Monthly allowances for the first three children will increase by amounts ranging from 5 dollars (50 Moroccan dirhams) to 10 dollars (100 Moroccan dirhams).
Details of monthly allowances by category
For children in school or under the age of six, the allowance will increase from 20 dollars (200 Moroccan dirhams) to 30 dollars (300 Moroccan dirhams) for those who are not orphans, and from 35 dollars (350 Moroccan dirhams) to 40 dollars (400 Moroccan dirhams) for orphans.
Compensation for children with disabilities will increase from 30 to 40 dollars (300 to 400 dirhams) for those who are not orphans, and from 45 to 50 dollars per month (450 to 500 dirhams) for those who have lost their father. Meanwhile, aid for children not in school will increase from 15 to 20 dollars per month (from 150 to 200 dirhams).
The aim in this case is to benefit families with fewer resources and more social problems by offering much-needed financial support in favour of greater social protection.
Moroccan kingdom's priorities on social justice and inequalities
Recently, King Mohammed VI insisted in a royal speech addressed to the population that social justice and the reduction of regional and territorial inequalities were state priorities. Therefore, measures such as the aforementioned increase in monthly child benefits for the most disadvantaged families are in line with the official policy of greater social protection and social justice advocated by the Moroccan monarch.
Indeed, the King of Morocco chaired a meeting of the Council of Ministers in Rabat to discuss the 2026 Finance Act and the measures to be implemented to improve the country's situation.
The government led by Aziz Akhannouch is working along these lines to promote social protection and social justice, which is why the 2026 Finance Act includes measures such as this increase in social benefits per child for the most disadvantaged families and tax incentives for young people.
All of this is aimed at seeking greater social protection and greater equality of opportunities and rights for all citizens in Morocco, regardless of their social status, with the aim of ensuring that public resources are directed to those who really need them and overcoming existing inequalities, thus improving the quality of life of the most disadvantaged and needy.