Large family cards

Large family cards Warsaw, 26th of September, 2011

Reasons to support large families 1. Exercise of a fundamental right: to have the number desired of children, with equal opportunities without discrimination. Examples: -

Cost of water

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Housing, car,

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2 couples with or without children, same income.

Reasons to support large families 2. Solidarity compensation from the rest of the society knowing that the children are benefits for everybody in the present as much as in the future. - Savings in social expenditure. Family is the first NGO in the world (informal social protection / working at home / education / social cohesion) - Investment, not an expenditure, for the future; to ensure the welfare system (pensions, human capital, etc). - Families don’t need charity, only a fair compensation from the rest of the society.

Reasons to support large families

3. Equal comparison and not inequality with other families and countries of the European Union.

Large family card Promoted by: -

Municipalities (Italy, Portugal…)

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Regional governments (Austria, Germany…)

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National government (Spain)

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Companies (France)

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Associations (Belgium)

Large family card Types of benefits: -

Public sector (transportation, education, etc).

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Private or corporate sector (railway, cars, shops, etc).

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Social sector (services, etc).

Large family card Users: -

Limited by income

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Categories of large families

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Universal (limit of age)

Large family card Case: Bergamo and Roma -

Bergamo: for all large families.

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Roma: for families with 2 children under 40.000 euros / year – 3 children under 50.000 euros – over 65 years old under 15.000 euros

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Free.

Large family card Case: France -

Given by the railway company.

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To large families: 3 children or more under 18 years old.

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Benefits: reductions in railway company (30-75 %) / museums / companies.

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18 euros / year.

Large family card Case: Spain

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National, regional and local laws regulating benefits

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Card is only to identify

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Public card (given by regions, free) and private card (given by association, 40 euros / year).

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Families with 3 children or more under 21 years old (or 25 if they are students).

Large family card Case: Spain: Public benefits - National: Public transportation: 20% 50% / University: 50% - free / Priority in schools and housing / Reduction in taxes (income, car, housing) / energy -

Regional and local: water / local taxes / school of music / sport and leisure

Private benefits (association) - Family + plan: more than 150 companies: banking, cars, cinemas, clothing, supermarket, etc.

Large family card

An urgent need: The European Large Family Card