# Family allowances for a Helper's child by canton, 2026: data definitions

File: family-allowance-canton-2026.csv, one line per canton in the order of the federal table, comma separated, UTF-8.

| Column | Meaning |
|---|---|
| year | The year the amounts apply to. |
| canton | The two letter canton code. |
| child_chf_per_month | Child allowance per child in whole francs a month, the first rate. |
| child_higher_chf_per_month | The second rate the canton pays, where it has one. |
| child_higher_applies_to | What the second rate is for: above_age_N (a child above that age) or from_third_child. |
| education_chf_per_month | Education allowance per child in whole francs a month, the first rate. |
| education_higher_chf_per_month | The second education rate, where the canton has one. |
| education_higher_applies_to | What the second rate is for: education_above_age_N or from_third_child. |
| two_children_chf_per_month | The first child rate for two children, Helpore's calculation. |
| birth_chf_once | Birth allowance paid once per child; empty where the canton pays none. |
| birth_higher_chf_once | The second birth rate, where the canton has one. |
| birth_higher_applies_to | What the second birth rate is for: per_child_multiple_birth_or_adoption or from_third_child. |
| income_floor_chf_per_month | The monthly income a person must earn to receive an allowance through work. |
| two_children_above_income_floor | yes where the two children amount is higher than the monthly income floor. |

Source: the federal table of the Federal Social Insurance Office and the AHV/IV leaflet on family allowances, as listed in source-ledger.json. Licence: CC BY 4.0.