Changes to child benefit for births from 1 March 2017

For children born before the cut-off date, the previous regulations on childcare benefit will remain unchanged. For New births then that applies, that the current four package options in a „Childcare allowance account“ be converted. Income-dependent child benefit will remain in place. The duration of entitlement as an account can be between 365 days and 851 days (28 months) from birth, within a given framework. a parent or from 456 days (15 months) to 1,063 days (35 months) if utilised by Both parents can be chosen flexibly. In the variant with 365 days is the child benefit £33.88 daily, in the longest variant £14.53 daily. As a general rule, the longer the freely chosen reference period, the lower the daily rate, and vice versa.

With a roughly equal division between the parents (50:50 to 60:40), the following applies Partnership bonus in the amount of a one-off payment of 500 euros The parent. In principle, parents must agree on a duration of entitlement when applying for the first time (a one-off subsequent change is possible under certain conditions). New is the option of simultaneous reference by both parents for a duration of up to 31 days on the occasion of the initial change, whereby the total duration of entitlement is reduced by these days. The Earned income threshold amounts to €6,800 per calendar year.

For employed persons Fathers, who, immediately after the birth of the child, dedicate themselves intensively and exclusively to their family and their Employment (by agreement with the employer) interrupt, ist es möglich “Family Time Bonus” amounting to €22.60 daily (though with a deduction if the father later receives child-care benefit). The family time bonus must be used within an uninterrupted period of 28 to 31 days, and for a maximum of 91 days after the birth. Despite the interruption of gainful employment, there is still a Health and Pensions Insurance.

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