47In the present case, as the General Court noted in paragraph 102 of the judgment under appeal, the dependent child allowance reflects a social objective justified by the expenses arising from a present and definite need, linked to the existence of the child and to his or her effective maintenance. In that regard, even though allowances such as the dependent child allowance or the education allowance, or even flat-rate allowances for children for travel between the place of employment and the centre of interest, form part of remuneration, they are not intended for the upkeep of the official but for that of his or her children (see, to that effect, judgment of 14 June 1988, Christianos v Court of Justice, 33/87, EU:C:1988:300, paragraph 15).