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Apply for child supplement

Description

The child supplement is a benefit for families with a small income. The child supplement supports your family if you have a small income and cannot cover the needs of the entire family or can only just cover them.

You are entitled to child supplement for your children under 25 if

Your child/children is/are not married or partnered and live in your household,
you receive child benefit for the child or are not entitled to child benefit only because you receive another comparable government benefit that excludes child benefit,
you have enough income for yourself and can cover your family's needs with the child supplement,
your monthly income reaches a minimum limit (the so-called minimum income limit), and
your income that is counted towards the child supplement is not so high that the child supplement is reduced to zero, and
you do not have any substantial assets

The maximum amount of the child supplement is 250.00 EUR per month per child. If your income is higher than your needs as a parent, the child supplement is reduced. The income of your children is also taken into account, for example, if your children receive alimony, alimony advance or half-orphan's pension.

The child supplement is granted for 6 months at a time. After 6 months, you must submit a new application.

The following will be counted as income

45 percent of your child's/your children's own income, e.g. alimony, advance alimony or half-orphan's pension,
45 percent of your parents' income from employment or self-employment that exceeds their own needs,
Income replacement benefits such as unemployment benefit, short-time allowance or sick pay,
parental allowance,
pensions from social security,
capital and interest income,
income from renting and leasing, and
Alimony payments (spousal support).

Since 01.01.2020, you can also receive the child supplement if your earned income, child supplement and housing allowance do not leave you more than 100.00 EUR per month below the citizen's allowance entitlement.

INFO:

If you receive child supplement or housing benefit, you can receive benefits for education and participation for your children. In addition, you can be exempted from KiTa fees.

The KiZ-Lotse helps you to quickly and easily check whether you are eligible for child supplement. You can find the KiZ-Lotse on the website of the Family Fund of the Federal Employment Agency under the navigation "Family and Children".

The Family Benefits Office offers video counseling, which you can use to ask questions about the child supplement from home. You can make an appointment for video counseling online or by calling 0800 4555530.

Requirements

To receive a child supplement, the following requirements must be met:

Your child/children is/are younger than 25 years, not married or partnered and live in your household.
You receive child benefit for your child/children or a comparable benefit, for example from abroad.
You have
- as a couple you have a joint gross income of at least 900.00 EUR per month (not including housing allowance, child benefit and child supplement) or
- as a single parent, at least 600.00 EUR per month.
Your income, which is counted towards the child supplement, is not so high that the child supplement is reduced to zero.
You do not have any substantial assets.
As a rule, you can receive the child supplement if you can cover the needs of the whole family within the meaning of SGB II with your income, the child benefit, any housing benefit to which you may be entitled, and the child supplement.
Child supplement is subordinate to other possible income of the child; if necessary, there is an obligation to seek priority claims such as alimony or advance alimony.

Which documents are required?

Application for child supplement, including the applicant/partner annex and the child annex.
Proof of income
Declaration of assets
Proof of housing costs
If necessary, further documents and proofs

What are the fees?

None

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

There is no time limit. Note: The child supplement is not paid retroactively, but at the earliest from the month of application.

Appeal

Forms available: Yes
Written form required: Yes
Informal application possible: No
Personal appearance required: No
Online services available: Yes

Process flow

You can apply for the child supplement in writing using the form provided. In this case, please send the signed application by mail to your responsible family benefits office.
You also have the option of completing the application online. In this case, you can upload the evidence directly; the data will then be transmitted directly to the family benefits office.

For an electronic application with an electronic proof of identity:

Go to the website of the Family Benefits Office of the Federal Employment Agency and access the online application. For authentication, you will need either
- the new ID card with online ID function or
- the eID card for EU citizens and nationals of the European Economic Area, or
- an electronic residence permit.
Complete the online application and upload the necessary supporting documents.
The online application and the uploaded evidence will be sent to the family benefits office.
It is no longer necessary to submit a written application to the family benefits office by mail.

For an analog application submission:

If you do not wish to use electronic application submission, you can alternatively have the application completed online sent to you for signature or print out the application yourself. In this case, please send the signed application by mail to your responsible Familienkasse.

Go to the website of the family benefits office of the Federal Employment Agency and call up the online application.
Print out the completed application or have it printed out and sent to you via the family benefits office.
You can also print out the application form directly and fill it out by hand.
Submit the signed application documents
and the required supporting documents to the family benefits office. You can also obtain the form from your responsible
family benefits office.
You can also have the application documents sent to you in paper form for completion.
You will receive the decision on your application by mail.

You can notify important changes in your personal circumstances via the Familienkasse website.

Communicate changes electronically:

Go to the website of the Family Benefits Office of the Federal Employment Agency and access the change notification. For authentication, you will need either
- the new ID card with online ID function or
- the eID card for EU citizens and nationals of the European Economic Area, or
- an electronic residence permit.
Complete the online notification of change directly on your computer and upload the necessary supporting documents.
The change notification and the uploaded evidence will be sent directly to the Familienkasse.

Notify changes in the same way:

If you do not wish to notify changes electronically, you can have the change notification completed online sent to you or print out the form yourself. Please sign it and send it by mail to your responsible family benefits office.

Go to the website of the family benefits office of the Federal Employment Agency and call up the notification of change.
Print out the notification of change or have it printed out and sent to you via the family benefits office.
You can also print out the notification of change directly and fill it out by hand.