▁law ▁was ▁created ▁that ▁allowed ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁Family ▁prov isions ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁Family ▁Allow ance ▁Act ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁support ▁families ▁in ▁hard ▁times ; ▁however , ▁this ▁act ▁only ▁applied ▁to ▁working ▁families ▁with ▁three ▁or ▁more ▁children . ▁This ▁was ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁assumed ▁that ▁an ▁average ▁sal ary ▁was ▁enough ▁to ▁support ▁a ▁family ▁with ▁two ▁children . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁this , ▁the ▁children ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁dependent ▁on ▁the ▁parent ▁and ▁once ▁the ▁child ▁turned ▁ 1 5 , ▁the ▁benefits ▁no ▁longer ▁applied . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁working ▁families ▁were ▁allowed ▁benefits ▁from ▁all ▁children ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁old ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁benefits ▁were ▁extended ▁to ▁self - emp loy ed ▁families ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Family ▁allow ance ▁is ▁broken ▁down ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁the ▁child ▁in ▁eu ros ▁per ▁month ▁( E p M ): ▁ 0 - 6 = 1 9 1 . 6 5 ▁Ep M , ▁ 6 - 1 2 = 2 3 2 . 7 1 ▁Ep M , ▁ 1 2 - 1 8 = 2 7 3 . 7 8 ▁Ep M . ▁ ▁If ▁a ▁child ▁is ▁ear ning ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 2 6 6 ▁eu ros ▁per ▁quarter ▁or ▁is ▁receiving ▁study ▁benefits , ▁the ▁family ▁can ▁not