Inclusion, Equality and Social Welfare

The Single Unmarried Parent Allowance may be awarded to a single unmarried parent who is not engaged in a gainful occupation.

A Single Unmarried Parent Allowance is paid every four (4) weeks.

The Single Unmarried Parent Allowance is awarded in full if the applicant is single, residing solely with own child/children of whom he/she has care and custody of. 

As from January 2026, the applicant who is living with parent/s or corroborating with any other relative, the applicant will start receiving one-hundred per cent (100%) of the Single Unmarried Parent Allowance rate instead of seventy-five percent (75%) of the benefit.

Please click here for a Schedule of Benefits Rates.

• The applicant is the person responsible for household and is not in a gainful occupation.

• The applicant must be single and having care and custody of one or more children.

• The applicant must satisfy the Capital Means Test. Capital resources for a single person must not exceed sixteen-thousand (€16,000).

• Any income deriving from Rents, Bank Interest from Capital, Stocks and Shares, Alimony / Child Maintenance and any other Income derived, must not exceed the maximum Social Assistance rate as per household.

Documentation required

• Latest Water and Electricity bill, showing the number of members in the household.

• Recent Bank Statements of all local and foreign bank accounts.

• Relative documents regarding value of any Stocks/Shares/Bonds and the income derived thereof.

• Market value of any property in Malta and/or abroad, which is not the house of residence.

• Recent rent receipt/rent agreement showing details of who is making the rent payments, if applicant’s house of residence is rented. payments; or filling in of the Annex 2 – Rent Declaration form by the landlord. Click here to download this document.

• Rent agreement if rent is derived from other properties.

• Filling in of the Corroboration document (Annex 3) if the applicant resides with third parties. Click here to download this document.

• Documents of any vehicle (land and sea) in possession.

• Legal document by the claiming parent’s legal representative, naming the parent who has effective care and custody (de facto) of the child/children with full children’s details, providing also effective date of care and custody. This declaration must also include certification on whether maintenance is being paid to the same parent claiming the effective care and custody of the child/children. 

• Document showing stipend being received and acceptance letter, in the case of applicant is enrolled at a University or MCAST course.

Fill in and submit the application online.