Application for 6,000 Dinars in Aid Opens September 7
September's payment calendar brings three rounds of state aid worth over 960 million euros: pensions from the 14th, applications for 6,000 dinars from the 7th, and 25,000 dinars per child.
Three rounds of state aid in September add up to more than 960 million euros, according to a payment calendar published on September 1. The money goes to pensioners, adult citizens, and parents in the child allowance system, and each of the three packages has its own deadline and its own procedure.
Pensioners First in Line, No Application Needed
Payments to pensioners begin on September 14 and require no application at all. The money is transferred automatically through the Pension and Disability Insurance Fund (PIO Fund) to every beneficiary residing in Serbia.
The amount depends on the size of the pension. The highest payment, 35,000 dinars, goes to about 300,000 pensioners with the lowest incomes, as well as to agricultural pensioners, whose average pension is 24,443 dinars. The lowest payment, 20,000 dinars, goes to recipients of higher pensions, including military pensioners.
6,000 Dinars for Adults, Applications Open September 7
Unlike pensioners, adult citizens have to apply. Applications open on September 7 and run through September 21, with payouts starting September 22.
The measure is funded with 246 million euros from the Share Fund and more than 150 million euros from the state budget. Those two sources cover two different groups of citizens, and that is the key difference from the previous rule. The Share Fund has always covered exclusively citizens who turned 18 by December 31, 2007, and that part was never in dispute. The budget top-up was introduced specifically to extend the new benefit to those the old law left out: citizens who turned 18 after 2007. Applicants need to submit two pieces of information, though the calendar does not spell out the form itself in more detail.
We already wrote about the 6,000 dinar application and the pension payout in “September payouts: pension, then 35,000, then 6,000 dinars.” What is new compared to that piece is the exact deadline for the electronic application, the source of the funding, and a third round of aid that had not been announced before.
Third Round: 25,000 Dinars per Child for Child Allowance Recipients
A separate package goes to parents. Those already in the child allowance system receive a one-time payment of 25,000 dinars per child, paid automatically with no separate application for this particular payout. The state budget has set aside 950 million dinars for it.
The pool of recipients was widened on April 1, 2026, when the income threshold for child allowance was raised from 13,247 to 18,000 dinars per family member. For single parents, the threshold is 30 percent higher, at 23,400 dinars per family member. That change restored eligibility to families who had previously lost it as wages rose.
Alongside the one-time payment, the system also carries the regular parental allowance, whose amount depends on the child’s birth order:
- for a second child: 600,000 dinars, plus an additional 135,000 dinars in aid
- for a third child: 2,280,000 dinars, plus the same 135,000 dinars in aid
- for a fourth child: 3,180,000 dinars
The parental allowance also comes with a flat 7,500 dinar payment for child equipment.
Three Dates to Remember
With three calendars running side by side, it is easy to mix up the deadlines. Pensioners do not need to do anything; their money arrives on September 14. Adult citizens who want the 6,000 dinars must apply between September 7 and September 21, and receive the payout on September 22. Parents in the child allowance system get 25,000 dinars per child with no separate application for that one-time payout, while eligibility for the regular parental allowance still follows the existing rules for that measure, depending on the child’s birth order and the number of household members.
