amily benefits spending refer to public spending on family benefits, including financial

support that is exclusively for families and children. Spending recorded in other social
policy areas, such as health and housing, also assist families, but not exclusively, and it is
not included in this indicator. Broadly speaking there are three types of public spending
on family benefits: Child-related cash transfers (cash benefits) to families with children,
including child allowances, with payment levels that in some countries vary with the age
of the child, and sometimes are income-tested; public income support payments during
periods of parental leave and income support for sole parents families. Public spending
on services for families (benefits in kind) with children, including direct financing and
subsidising of providers of childcare and early education facilities, public childcare
support through earmarked payments to parents, public spending on assistance for young
people and residential facilities, public spending on family services, including centre-
based facilities and home help services for families in need. Financial support for families
provided through the tax system, including tax exemptions (e.g. income from child
benefits that is not included in the tax base); child tax allowances (amounts for children
that are deducted from gross income and are not included in taxable income), and child
tax credits, amounts that are deducted from the tax liability. This indicator is broken
down by cash benefits and benefits in king and is measured in percentage of GDP.
Needs of Family

Every family needs certain things such as food, shelter, clothes, education and health
services, etc. which are considered as the basic needs. All the family members are
satisfied if all this things are provided to them. With the increase in the size of the family,
the quantities of these things have to be increased. The head of the family has to think
whether he/she is in the position to increase the quantities. Rapid population growth in
the size of the family can cause economic burden and tension. The effect will be the
degradation of life standard. It is even very difficult to fulfill the basic needs.

According to psychologist Abraham Maslow, the needs of family can be divided into
following:

 Basic needs: The most rudimentary human needs, associated with the survival
of human beings, are called basic needs. Human beings cannot survive in the
absence of these things. One needs of food to eat, water to drink and house to
live.
 Physiological needs: Physiological needs are associated with the function of
body organ. If these needs are not fulfilled, the normal existence of life stops. No
one can survive in the absence of water. Sex is biological needs of the youth. In
its absence, the life is not continued. Therefore, physiological needs are at the
lowest rank. After this, human being moves to safety needs. After one's stomach
 is full, s/he needs a safe environment. Cloth and shelter provide security from the
general environmental torments and the foes.
 Additional needs: The secondary human needs, associated with career
development and better living standard, are termed as additional needs. After the
basic human needs are fulfilled or after the empty stomach becomes fulfill,
human beings needs better life. He needs love, care, affection, respect, freedom
and eventually self fulfillment.

Basic Needs and Their Related Things