AFAM Ley 15.084 — contributory benefit

Allowance paid by BPS (Banco de Previsión Social) to private-sector employees by income:

• ~UYU 1,280/month per child if family salary < 6 MW
• ~UYU 640/month per child if family salary 6–10 MW
• UYU 0 if family salary > 10 MW
• +50% from 4th child
• Paid until age 14 (or 16 if upper-secondary, 18 if higher)

AFAM Ley 18.227 — Plan de Equidad

Non-contributory benefit set up in 2008 for vulnerable families (near-universal coverage of poor children):

• UYU 2,000–3,800/month (≈ €45–90) per child by age and number of children
• +60% bonus for children in secondary education
• Conditions: low ICC (Critical Deprivation Index), school enrolment, medical check-ups
• ~430,000 child beneficiaries (~85% of poor children)
• Paid by BPS

Tarjeta Uruguay Social (TUS)

For families in extreme poverty (very low ICC):

• Debit card for food and basic necessities
• ~UYU 3,000–5,500/month by number of children
• Stackable with AFAM Plan de Equidad
• ~70,000 beneficiary families

Maternity leave — 14 weeks

Subsidio por Maternidad:

• 14 weeks (6 before + 8 after birth) at 100% of salary
• Paid by BPS
• Extended to self-employed (monotributo, professionals)
• 2014 reform: extended to 14 weeks (was 12)

Paternity leave and shared parental subsidy

Licencia por paternidad:

• 13 working days at 100% of salary (2017 reform)
• Paid by BPS

Subsidio parental para cuidados (2014 reform):

• Option to work half-time until child turns 6 months
• BPS compensates 50% of salary loss
• Shareable between parents (alternating)

CAIF — Centros de Atención a la Infancia y la Familia

Public nursery and early-childhood network (0–4):

• ~480 CAIF serving ~60,000 children
• Free for low-income families
• Experiencias Oportunas programme (4–13 months): parent-child workshops
• Run by INAU (Instituto del Niño y Adolescente del Uruguay)

Plan CAIF — Sistema de Cuidados (SNIC)

National care policy launched in 2015:

• Personal assistants for people with disabilities
• BTV (Becas Telecuidador) for families with children under 3
• Expansion of public nursery places (target 100% of under-3s by 2030)

Official sources

• BPS — Asignaciones Familiares
• MIDES — Tarjeta Uruguay Social
• INAU — CAIF