Minimum living income for single-parent families in 2026
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The calculator is already set for a lone mother or father with two children: change the ages and income to see the IMV and the child supplement.
You would get each month
€873
€10,478 over a full year
| Guaranteed income (1 adult and 2 children) | €1,174 |
| Single-parent supplement (22%) | €161 |
| 2025 income, per month | − €600 |
| Minimum living income | €735 |
| Child support supplement | €138 |
Wealth limit for your household: €47,537. The income is paid in 12 monthly instalments; the INSS checks it against tax data.
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · Rules read in the BOE and on the Social Security site on 1 November 2026
Single-parent families get their own supplement within Spain’s minimum living income: 22% of the single-person amount, €161.39 a month in 2026, added on top of the general scale. With it, the guaranteed income of one adult with one child goes from €953.68 to €1,115.07, with two children to €1,335.15, with three to €1,555.23 and with four or more to €1,775.31. A household counts as single-parent when one adult lives with children or grandchildren under 18 in their sole custody, or with children in permanent foster care; also when there are two parents but one has absolute permanent incapacity, severe invalidity or grade III dependency, or has been in prison or hospital for a year or more. The child support supplement is paid on top for each child. A mother with children aged 4 and 9 who earned 7,200 euros in 2025 receives €735 of IMV and €138 of supplement, €873 a month in all. And if she finds work, the employment incentive leaves out 55% of any rise above 6,000 euros.
Who counts as a single-parent family
Article 13.2 of Law 19/2021 defines a single-parent household as one adult with one or more descendants under 18 up to the second degree, children or grandchildren, in their sole custody, or with children in permanent foster care or pre-adoptive custody where that adult is the only carer. It adds cases where the other parent has been in prison or hospital without a break for a year or more, and those where the children live only with both parents, or with their grandparents, and one of them has grade III dependency, absolute permanent incapacity or severe invalidity. A household made up only of a woman who is a victim of gender violence and her children also counts. What is not enough is the other parent living in another city when custody is shared.
The table compares the guaranteed income with and without the supplement. The difference is always the same, €161.39 a month, because the supplement is a share of the single-person amount, not of the household scale.
| Children | Without supplement | Single parent | Income that uses it up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €953.68 | €1,115.07 | €13,261 |
| 2 | €1,173.76 | €1,335.15 | €15,902 |
| 3 | €1,393.84 | €1,555.23 | €18,543 |
| 4 or more | €1,613.92 | €1,775.31 | €21,184 |
The example above, broken down
The mother in the summary has a guaranteed income of €1,335.15. Her €7,200 of 2025 income is €600 a month, so the IMV is the gap, €735. For the 4-year-old she receives €80.50 of supplement and for the 9-year-old €57.50. The child supplement page shows that this supplement stays even if income rises a long way, up to €42,255 a year for a household of three.
Guaranteed income with the supplement
Guaranteed income for your household
€1,335 a month
| Members | 3 |
| Base from the scale | €1,174 |
| Supplements | €161 |
| Per year (12 payments) | €16,022 |
Going back to work
Single-parent families get better treatment under the employment incentive: Royal Decree 240/2026 leaves out the first €6,000 of a pay rise and 55% of anything above it, against the general 50%. If the mother in the example earns €10,000 more the following year, €8,200 does not count at the review.