Child benefit, parental leave, school and kindergarten enrolment, student rights, pensions and social assistance in Montenegro.
How much Montenegro's personal disability allowance, care and assistance supplement and parent or guardian benefit pay from 1 July 2026, who qualifies for which, how to apply at the social work centre and what the unified disability assessment starting on 1 December 2026 brings.
September 26, 2026
For 2026/2027 the Ministry of Education awards 3,400 student loans and 450 scholarships for the best students. The monthly amount by year of study, the conditions, how to apply through upisi.edu.me and when the loan is partly or fully written off.
September 26, 2026
The five public care homes for older people in Montenegro, the prices set by the ministry, what the 2026 amendments changed for direct contracts, which documents are needed, how residents and relatives share the costs and what happens to the care allowance.
September 26, 2026
When Montenegro's Alimony Fund pays temporary child maintenance, how much it pays, who qualifies, including foreign children with residence, which documents you need, how quickly the guardianship authority decides and how the state later recovers the debt from the parent.
September 26, 2026
At what age and with how many years of insurance you retire in Montenegro, what applies to women in the transition period and to early retirement, how high the minimum and average pension are, how pensions are indexed, whether they are taxed and how years worked abroad are added up.
September 26, 2026
How much the child benefit and the one-off newborn payment are in 2026, who can get them, how long maternity, parental and the new paternity leave last, how much the state refunds for maternity leave, what unemployed parents and students receive and where to apply.
September 25, 2026
How kindergarten works in Montenegro: nursery and kindergarten age groups, the online enrolment window for 2026/27, what parents pay in public kindergartens, what private ones in Podgorica charge, the city subsidy when there is no public place and what foreign families need.
September 25, 2026
Which universities and faculties there are in Montenegro, when study at a public university is free under the 2025 law and what private universities charge, how foreign students apply and in which rounds, what recognising a foreign diploma costs and what to arrange for residence and housing.
September 25, 2026
The official school calendar for Montenegro for 2026/27: the first day of school, both semesters, a winter break that lasts all of January 2027, the summer holidays, the end of the year for final-year pupils, exam dates, and how it compares with 2025/26.
September 25, 2026
A child who moves to Montenegro with a residence permit has the same right to a state school place as a local child, and primary school is free. How the state system works, what happens if your child does not speak the language, how a school report from abroad is recognised, and which international schools confirm their programmes on their own websites.
September 24, 2026