Child benefit
Under child support refers to government benefits generally guardians , depending on the number and age of children for whom the money is requested.
Child benefit in Germany
Family allowance in Austria
The family allowance, which is independent of the parents' income , is granted automatically after the child is born. There is no need to apply for family allowance. The amount of family allowance depends on the age of the child and increases with the number of children by the so-called sibling scale .
For children born after January 1, 2016, the parents receive € 111.80 for children under three years of age; from three years of age it increases to € 119.60. From the age of ten, the family allowance increases to € 138.80 and from the age of 19 it increases again to € 162.
For siblings, the allowance increases by € 6.90 for two children per child, € 17 for three children per child, € 26 for four children per child, € 31.40 for five children and € 31.40 for the sixth child for 35 € per child. From the seventh child, the family allowance increases by € 51 per child.
In 2016, the increased family allowance was € 152.90 per month. It is paid in addition to the family allowance. You are entitled as long as the general family allowance exists, and it can also arise through a retroactive claim. This retroactive period extends to a maximum of five years from the date of application.
Parents whose child has a proven disability of at least 50% have an additional entitlement to the increased allowance of € 152.90. This is paid in addition to the actual family allowance. This entitlement exists as long as the entitlement to family allowance is granted. It can also be applied for retrospectively up to five years before the date of application.
From January 2018, the family allowance will be increased by a further 1.9%. In addition, the multiple child surcharge (sibling graduation) and the surcharge for children with significant disabilities have been increased.
Allowance per month from 2018
| age of the child | Allowance per month |
|---|---|
| from birth | 114.00 euros |
| from 3 years | 121.90 euros |
| from 10 years on | 141.50 euros |
| from 19 years | 165.10 euros |
The family allowance is paid every month until the child is employed, but no more than 25 years of age. If both parents live together, the amount will be paid out to the mother unless she requests a payment to the father. In the case of separated parents, the person with whom the child lives is entitled. The family allowance is not paid for children who do basic military service or community service .
The family allowance, which was previously known as child allowance, is financed from the family burden compensation fund , into which companies pay as ancillary wage costs, depending on the total wages.
In July 2018, criticism from the Court of Auditors revealed that the entitlement to family allowance once granted would no longer be checked until the child reached the age of majority. Since 2002, family allowances have always been paid for around 2 million children, but the number of children living abroad rose from 1,500 to 130,000 in 2016 during this period, resulting in costs of EUR 291 million in 2016. According to the Court of Auditors, inquiries into existing official databases could indicate that the conditions for receiving the aid were no longer applicable. The Court of Auditors recommends paying attention to the following signs: de-registrations in the central register of residents , the discontinuation of social security, the discontinuation of school attendance despite compulsory education, the discontinuation of apprenticeship training or the imposition of residence bans.
From 2019, child benefit for children who do not live in Austria but in other EU member states is to be reduced to the cost of living there according to the living index.
Child allowances in Switzerland
In Switzerland, child allowance is one of several family allowances . The child allowance is a monthly cash benefit per child up to the age of 16. The so-called training allowance is paid per child between the ages of 16 and 25 years.
International comparison
The following figures are not directly comparable due to different framework conditions. Because family policy benefits of a state can only be assessed in an overall view with other measures as well as tax and social law. For example, some countries pay additional annual benefits per child (e.g. starting school allowances), which should be taken into account in a comparison. Politically, the payments for children also pursue different goals. The amounts in the following table refer to a month, even if child benefit is paid out at different intervals in some countries (e.g. the Netherlands).
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Belgium* |
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Denmark |
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Germany** | ||
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| number of children | Child benefit | age of the child | Child benefit | number of children | Child benefit | ||
| 1 child | € 90.28 | every child from 0 to 3 years | 145 € | 1 child | € 204 | ||
| 2nd child | € 167.05 | every child from 3 to 7 years | € 131 | 2nd child | € 204 | ||
| 3rd child | € 249.41 | every child from 7 to 18 years | 103 € | 3rd child | 210 € | ||
| every additional child | € 249.41 | every additional child | € 235 | ||||
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Greece |
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France |
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Ireland | ||
| number of children | Child benefit | number of children | Child benefit | number of children | Child benefit | ||
| 1 child | € 5.87 | 1 child | --- € | 1 child | 130 € | ||
| 2 children | 18 € | 2 children | € 120.32 | 2 children | € 260 | ||
| 3 children | 40 € | 3 children | € 274.47 | 3 children | € 390 | ||
| 4 children | 48 € | 4 children | € 428.62 | For twins: | 1.5 times the K.geld | ||
| every additional child | € 8.07 | 5 children | € 582.77 | With triplets and quadruplets |
2.0 times the amount of money | ||
| every additional child | € 154.15 | ||||||
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Iceland |
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Italy |
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Luxembourg | ||
| number of children | Child benefit | Annual income | Child benefit | number of children | Child benefit | ||
| 1 child | € 115.25 married parents |
Parents' annual income up to € 11,422.98 |
€ 250.48 | 1 child | € 265.00 | ||
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2 children and more |
€ 137.17 married parents |
Annual income between € 27,693.04 and € 30,403.39 |
€ 38.73 | 2 children | € 530.00 | ||
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Single parents: |
€ 191.92 or € 196.83 |
Annual income from € 43,962.05 |
no more payments |
3 children | € 795.00 | ||
| 4 children and more | n × € 265.00 | ||||||
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Netherlands |
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Norway |
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Austria | ||
| age of the child | Child benefit | number of children | Payment amount for birth after Jan. 1, 1995 |
number of children | Family allowance | ||
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Children under 6 years |
€ 66.13 | for every child | NOK 972 (€ 129) | 1 child | 114.00 € | ||
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Children aged 6-11 |
€ 80.30 |
in areas in the far north of the country |
additional NOK 316 (42 €) |
from 3 years of age | € 121.90 | ||
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Children aged 12–17 years |
€ 94.47 | from 10 years of age | € 141.50 | ||||
| from 19 years of age | € 165.10 | ||||||
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with 2 children: from 3 children: from 4 children: from 5 children: from 6 children: from 7 children: |
+ € 7.10 per child + € 17.40 per child + € 26.50 per child + € 32.00 per child + € 35.70 per child + € 52.00 per child |
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Finland |
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Sweden |
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Society. Kgr. (UK) | ||
| number of children | Child benefit | number of children | Child benefit | number of children | amount paid | ||
| first child | € 95.75 | 1 child | SEK 1050 (€ 120) | first child | £ 90 (€ 105) | ||
| second child | € 105.80 | 2 children | SEK 2200 (€ 251) | every additional child | £ 59 (€ 70) | ||
| third child | € 135.01 | 3 children | SEK 3604 (€ 411) | ||||
| fourth child | € 154.64 | 4 children | SEK 5514 (€ 629) | ||||
| every additional child | € 174.27 | every additional child | SEK 1910 (€ 218) | ||||
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Liechtenstein |
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Spain |
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Switzerland | ||
| number of children | Child benefit | age of the child | Child benefit | age of the child | Family allowance per child | ||
| 1 child | CHF 260 (250 €) |
Children <18 years |
€ 24.25 non-disabled € 48.47 disabled |
Child allowance up to 16 years (depending on the canton and number of children) |
CHF 200 to CHF 400 (€ 190 to € 385) |
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Twins or over 3 children |
CHF 310 (300 €) |
Children> 18 years |
Degree of disability> 65%: € 260.79 Degree of disability> 75%: € 381.19 |
Education allowance 16 to 25 years (depending on the canton and number of children) |
CHF 250 to CHF 525 (€ 240 to € 505) |
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| over 10 years | for everyone CHF 310 (300 €) |
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Poland*** | ||||||
| number of children | Child benefit | ||||||
| 2 children | 500 zloty (125 €) |
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| every additional child
up to 18 years old |
500 zloty (125 €) |
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(*) In Belgium there is a child benefit supplement if one of the parents is retired, unemployed or disabled. It varies depending on the number of children. So z. B. in the case of a disabled employed parent, € 84.40 is paid for the first child, € 24.31 for the second child and € 4.27 for the third child.
(**) In Germany, child benefit is offset against the constitutionally required tax exemption for the subsistence level for children. Child benefit was increased by € 2 in 2017 and 2018, and by € 10 in July 2019.
(***) In Poland there is child benefit for the first child only for families with a low income - up to 800 złoty (approx. € 200) net per person per month or up to 1200 złoty (approx. € 300) for a disabled child. All families are entitled to benefits from the second child. Single parents with a child are considered a family.
literature
- Bering, Stefan and Friedenberger, Martin: Reform of the family benefits and increase in child benefit and child allowance , NWB Steuer- und Wirtschaftsrecht 5/2017, 331
- Bilsdorfer, Peter: Permanent and current construction sites in child benefit law , Neue Juristische Wochenschrift (NJW) 40/2011, 2913
- Felix, Dagmar: Paradigm Shift in Child Benefit Law. Elimination of the income and earnings limit for children of legal age , NJW 2012, 22
- Wüstenberg, Dirk: Child benefit for the period from birth to entry? , Family Partnership Law (FPR) 2011, pp. 162–166.
Related topics
- Family benefits equalization - overview of family benefits equalization in Germany
- Child pension - a pension based on the number of children
- Child allowance - support for low-income families
- Advance maintenance - support for single parents
- Child additives - child-related tax breaks
- Child allowance - child allowance in Germany: According to the Eigenheimzulagengesetz ( construction child allowance for home ownership ), according to the income tax law ( Riester pension ) and according to the child benefit law ( child allowance )
- Orphan's Pension - Orphan's Pension
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Family allowance - www.arbeiterkammer.at. Retrieved November 9, 2017 .
- ↑ Increase in family allowances abroad: RH for controls . In: news.ORF.at . July 13, 2018 ( orf.at [accessed July 16, 2018]).
- ↑ Conrad Seidl: Court of Auditors rebukes lax checks on family allowances - derStandard.at. July 13, 2018, accessed July 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Indexing of family allowances prior to the decision on ORF accessed on October 24, 2018
- ↑ Social welfare payments to families and children on citizensinformation.ie; accessed on March 20, 2014
- ↑ amounts . ( public.lu [accessed March 14, 2017]).
- ↑ Sociale Verzekeringsbank: How much child benefit do you get? - Child benefit - SVB. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
- ↑ Child allowance Austria on UNI.at as of 2019
- ↑ Child benefit in Finland changed from January 1, 2015; accessed on January 13, 2015
- ↑ barnbidrag_flerbarnstillagg_eng.pdf ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (100 SEK = about 9 €)
- ^ HM Revenue and Customs: What is Child Benefit?
- ↑ 500 złotych na dziecko - warunki i dokumenty (OFICJALNE DANE MINISTERSTWA)
- ↑ Federal Office of Administration - News - Increase in child benefit as of July 1, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019 .
