Apply for child benefit

Service Description

The payment of child benefit is not dependent on your income. It amounts to 250.00 euros for each child.

In principle, you are entitled to child benefit from the birth of your child until their 18th birthday. You may also be entitled to child benefit after that, but only up to their 25th birthday:

  • Children between the ages of 18 and 21: You receive child benefit if
    • your child is not gainfully employed and
    • is registered as a jobseeker.
  • Children between the ages of 18 and 25: You will receive child benefit if
    • Your child is in training (school/work/study),
    • your child is in a transitional period lasting a maximum of four months, for example between leaving school and vocational training or a recognized voluntary service,
    • your child cannot start or continue his/her training because he/she has not found a training place,
    • your child is completing a recognized voluntary service,
    • your child has already completed initial vocational training but is still in training, for example, and is working a maximum of 20 hours per week on the side.

If your child has a disability and is unable to support themselves financially, you are entitled to child benefit even after your child's 25th birthday. However, the disability must have occurred before the child's 25th birthday and be the reason why your child is unable to support him/herself financially.

Child benefit is paid to you if your child lives in your sole household. If the child lives with both parents, you can jointly decide which of you should receive the child benefit.

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

Competent Authority

Familienkasse der Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Address
Regensburger Straße 104
90478 Nürnberg

Forms

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KG 11a - Declaration for an adult child without a training place or job
KG 11e - Application for payment of child benefit (diversion application)
KG 51R - Foreign enclosure to the application for German child benefit for persons receiving a pension or retirement benefits from a German institution
KG 5d - Declaration on the circumstances of an adult child
KG 51 - Foreign enclosure to the application for German child benefit incl. KG 54 - Employer's certificate for submission to the family benefits office
KG 4e - Declaration of the circumstances of an adult child with disabilities.
KG 4f - Statement of net disposable income of an adult child with disabilities.
KG 4g - Declaration of the net disposable income of the spouse or registered partner of an adult child with disabilities
KG 4i - Medical certificate confirming the presence of a disability
KG 4k - Medical certificate of absolutely necessary care services.
KG 4l - Medical certificate on the possible extent of gainful employment
KG 4m - Medical certificate confirming the need for constant accompaniment.
KG 10 - Declaration for an internship (with certificate of the internship place)
KG 1 AnEU - Annex EU to the application for German child benefit