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Apply for parental allowance
Service Description
Parental allowance is a benefit for parents of infants and young children. It replaces part of the lost income if you want to be there for your child after the birth and interrupt or limit your professional work. Parental allowance is also available for parents who had no income at all before the birth.
There are three types of parental allowance:
- Basic parental allowance
- Parental allowance plus
- Partnership bonus
Parental allowance plus and the partnership bonus provide special support if you share the work and family responsibilities after the birth.
You can also apply for the various options if you are a single parent. Parental allowance is also available for adopted children and children in adoptive care.
As parents, you can decide for yourself who will claim parental allowance for which period. In the application, you must specify for which months of your child's life you would like to claim parental allowance and which parental allowance variant you choose.
The amount of the parental allowance is calculated individually. The calculation is based on the income you had before the birth and which ceases after the birth. If you had no income at all before the birth or if no income ceases after the birth, you will receive a minimum amount. In the case of the basic parental allowance, this is at least EUR 300.00 per month.
Tip: As an aid to planning and calculation, you can use the parental allowance calculator of the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs.
Who should I contact?
You can apply for parental allowance and parental allowance plus at the parental allowance offices of the districts and independent cities.
Requirements
You can receive parental allowance if you meet the following requirements:
- You care for and raise your child yourself,
- You have a residence in Germany or usually stay here,
- You live with your child in a shared household,
- You are either not employed at all or do not usually work more than 32 hours per week,
- The limit of 32 hours per week has several special features, for example, if you are on vacation or if you are studying or undergoing training.
- Your taxable income did not exceed EUR 250,000. For parent couples, the limit is usually EUR 300,000.
Which documents are required?
- Application form
- Birth certificate or birth certificate of your child
- Proof of income
- Certificate of maternity benefit
- Certificate of employer's allowance
- Confirmation of working hours if you are employed while receiving parental allowance
Depending on your individual situation, additional documents may be necessary. You will find further information in the application documents.
What are the fees?
There are no costs involved.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
You can only apply for parental allowance after the birth.
It is best to apply within the first 3 months of your child's life, because parental allowance is paid retroactively for a maximum of 3 months.
Processing duration
You can obtain information from the responsible parental allowance office.
Applications / forms
- Appeal
You will find more information on how to file an appeal in your parental allowance decision. - Action before the social court
Appeal
Forms available: Yes
Written form required: Yes
Informal application possible: No
Personal appearance required: No
Online services available: Partially (depending on federal state)
What else should I know?
If you have a complaint that the parental allowance office has not been able to remedy, you can contact the respective supervisory authority in the federal state.
Author
Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ)
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Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family Affairs
Professionally released on
01.02.2023
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
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Competent Authority
Landratsamt Saale-Holzland-Kreis - Jugendamt
Address
07607 Eisenberg
Address
07607 Eisenberg
Address
07607 Eisenberg
Postal address
07602 Eisenberg
Opening times
Monday 08:30 - 12:00 (by appointment only)
Tuesday 08:30 - 12:00, 13:30 - 15:30
Thursday 08:30 - 12:00, 13:30 - 17:30
Friday 08:30 - 12:00 (only by appointment)
Notice:
Appointments can also be made outside the above office hours if necessary.
Transport connection
Other
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