Study on filling in the knowledge gaps and identifying strengths and challenges in the effectiveness of the EU Member States’ child benefits

on by at least 5 million; and (2) implement the ECG by facilitating access to services. Yet, knowledge about the features, the impacts, the costs and the returns3 of the benefits implemented throughout the Member States remains uneven, impeding a thorough comparative assessment of their design and e

fficiency. The study aims to address this challenge.