CSG Child Allowance - Rs 2,500 Monthly : July 2024 to June 2025
The monthly CSG Child Allowance of Rs 2,000 was introduced in the Budget 2023/2024 to children aged up to three years payable during the months of July 2023 to June 2024.
As announced in the Budget 2024/2025, this measure has been extended for the months of July 2024 to June 2025 and the allowance payable has been increased to Rs 2,500 per month.
Parents of eligible children who have already submitted their application are NOT required to make a fresh application to benefit from the allowance for the months of July 2024 to June 2025.
Parents of eligible children who have NOT yet submitted an application are requested to submit their application electronically to the MRA in respect of an eligible child.
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Communiqué : CSG Child Allowance (03.07.24)
Click here to submit an application for the CSG Child Allowance
Eligible Child
To benefit from the allowance, the child should be:
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a citizen of Mauritius;
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a resident in Mauritius in accordance with section 73(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act; and
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under the age of 3 years on the first day of the month in respect of which the allowance is payable.
Eligible Parent
Eligible parents refer to:
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the mother;
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the father; or
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the person to whom a Court of competent jurisdiction has entrusted the guardianship of the eligible child.
Method of application
To enable the MRA to effect payment of the CSG Child Allowance, an eligible parent is requested to submit a one-time application and provide the bank account details of the eligible child or the bank account details held jointly by the eligible child and his eligible parents.
If an eligible parent has more than one eligible child, separate applications should be made for each eligible child.
On providing the required information, a one-time password (OTP) will be sent on the mobile phone number provided and the OTP will have to be entered in order to proceed with the application.
No application will be entertained after 31 December 2025.
Pre-requisite (please read this section carefully before submitting your application)
An eligible parent must ensure that he has the following at hand:
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His National Identification Card (NIC);
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His mobile phone;
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The National Identification Card Number of the eligible child, and
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Bank account details of the child held in his name or held jointly by him and his eligible parent.
Additional Information
After verifications by the MRA, the CSG Child Allowance will be paid:
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to an eligible child, every month, directly in a bank account held by him in his name or held jointly by him and his eligible parent;
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for twelve consecutive months immediately preceding that month an application was received, provided that the allowance is not paid for any month prior to the month of July 2023.
General information before making an application:
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Eligible parent is recommended to use a recent version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as browser to file the application.
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Kindly note that it is the responsibility of the eligible parent to make a correct and complete application.
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Please ensure that you provide the name of the declarant, email address and telephone number as they will be used by MRA to communicate with you.
Support services
Eligible parents who are not able to submit an application are requested to send an email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
MRA Help Desk service on 207 6000 is also available during office hours from 08 45 to 16 30 on working days to assist applicants.