The government introduced the unsecured, interest-free, general-purpose prenatal baby support loans up to HUF 10 million for families having children in July 2019. The loans are part of a package of family support measures designed to address the problem of depopulation and are available only until the end of 2022.

Households borrowed net HUF 78 bln in December, lifting retail lending stock to HUF 8.11 tln, the fresh MNB data show.

Households made net deposits of HUF 344 bln during the month, raising retail deposit stock to HUF 11.213 tln.