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Advance maintenance payments Verification of eligibility
Service Description
Entitlement to maintenance advance is regularly checked by the maintenance advance office.
You must answer the relevant questions and submit documents for the review.
You must report all changes that may be important for the claim or about which you have made declarations in connection with the maintenance advance. This also applies regardless of a request from the maintenance advance office.
Contact the maintenance advance office, even if you are unsure. This will help you to avoid possible reclaims of benefits.
Process flow
- The Maintenance Advance Office asks single parents to provide information for the annual review of their living situation.
- Single parents can reply via the online service or by paper form.
- Once the response has been received, it will be checked whether there is still an entitlement to maintenance advance.
Who should I contact?
Please contact the maintenance advance office.
Competent authority
Maintenance advance office
Requirements
You receive an advance on maintenance payments.
Which documents are required?
Varies depending on the case.
What are the fees?
Fee: free of charge
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
As a rule, two weeks after receipt of the request.
If the circumstances of the single parent change, the maintenance advance office must be informed immediately, even without a request.
Processing duration
The duration of processing depends on the current staff and work situation of the maintenance advance office.
Legal basis
- Act on Securing the Maintenance of Children of Single Mothers and Fathers through Maintenance Advances or Loss of Maintenance Payments (Maintenance Advance Act) Section 1 (3) Entitled persons
- Act on Securing the Maintenance of Children of Single Mothers and Fathers through Maintenance Advances or Loss of Maintenance Payments (Maintenance Advance Act) § 2 Scope of maintenance payments
- Act on Securing the Maintenance of Children of Single Mothers and Fathers through Maintenance Advances or Loss of Maintenance Payments (Maintenance Advance Act) § 6 Duty to provide information and notification
Applications / forms
Due to the possibly long approval period (up to the age of 18), the maintenance advance office regularly checks, usually annually, whether the child's family and financial circumstances continue to allow the maintenance advance to be granted.
What else should I know?
There are no indications or special features.
Author
Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ)
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry for Social Affairs, Health, Labor and Family (TMSGAF)
Professionally released on
11.02.2025
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
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