Child-rearing benefit

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The benefit for raising children is a special benefit from the statutory pension insurance . It is also called the "rubble women regulation" because it is supposed to take into account the particular difficulties this group of people have in bringing up children.

Eligible

Eligible are mothers who were born before January 1, 1921 (West) / January 1, 1927 (East) if they gave birth to a child within Germany or the German Reich. ( Section 294 (1) SGB VI) Births outside of Germany are recognized under the following conditions:

  • the mother had her habitual residence in Germany at the time of the birth
  • the mother lived abroad and she or her husband had an occupation that was taken into account as compulsory contribution periods in the German pension scheme
  • the mother was persecuted within the meaning of the Federal Compensation Act and the child was born before December 31, 1949
  • the mother was a displaced person or a late repatriate
  • the mother moved to Germany for the first time before September 1, 1939

The prerequisite is that the mother has her habitual residence in Germany at the time the application is submitted, unless she is entitled to draw a pension abroad.

For mothers from the accession area, there is also no entitlement to child-rearing benefits if they were entitled to an old-age or disability pension from the GDR pension scheme on December 31, 1991. ( Section 294a SGB ​​VI)

height

The amount of the child-rearing benefit is twice the relevant current pension value . The relevant pension value is determined by the place of birth. Deviating from this, the pension value West is also to be used for births in the GDR if the mother had her habitual residence in West Germany on May 18, 1990 or lived abroad and the last place of residence within Germany was in West Germany. ( § 295 , § 295a SGB ​​VI)

The benefit is paid in advance from the month in which the benefit requirements are met. It ends at the end of the month in which the beneficiary dies. ( § 296 SGB ​​VI)

Jurisdiction

The pension insurance agency that pays a pension to the mother is responsible. If the mother only receives a survivor's pension , the pension insurance agency that was responsible for the deceased husband is responsible. In all other cases, the German Federal Pension Insurance is responsible. ( § 297 SGB ​​VI)

The benefit is paid as a supplement to the pension.

application

The mother has to prove her year of birth, her first and last name as well as first name, date and place of birth of the child, usually by means of a civil status certificate . If, due to the special circumstances of the individual case, no official document can be obtained about the birth of the child, a credibility is sufficient, for which an affirmation in lieu of an oath is also possible. ( § 298 SGB ​​VI)

Relationship to other services

The child-rearing benefit is tax-free according to Section 3 (67) of the EStG, and it is expressly not counted as income for other social benefits. ( § 299 SGB ​​VI)