apply for parental allowance

Prerequisites

• 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,
• They are either not employed at all or usually do not work more than 32 hours per week
• Their taxable income did not exceed EUR 200,000.

Documents required

• application for parental allowance
• Birth certificate for applying for parental allowance (original) - if you have not yet received the birth certificate from the registry office, you can submit the application without a birth certificate. You must then submit the birth certificate as soon as possible.
• identity card or passport with residence permit
• Certificate A (certificate from the health insurance company / insurance company / human resources department)
• Certificate B (proof of parental leave or part-time work up to 32 hours from the employer)
• Certificate C (proof of pregnancy-related illness)
• Payroll statements at least 14 months before the birth of the child
• tax assessment from the year before the child's birth
• Income forecast for income while receiving parental allowance

Further documents may be required from you. You will be informed accordingly during the process.

Please note

You can use the parental allowance calculator from the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs to help you with planning and calculations.

If you have complaints that the parental allowance office was unable to resolve, you can contact the relevant supervisory authority in your federal state.

Deadlines

You can only apply for parental allowance after the birth.


It is best to submit the application within the first 3 months of your child's life, because parental allowance is paid retrospectively for a maximum of 3 months.

Procedure

• You submit your application along with all necessary documents to the responsible authority.
• The responsible authority will examine your application and, if necessary, request any necessary documents from you.
• The responsible body will inform you of the results of the examination in writing.

Processing time

You can obtain information from the responsible authority.

Fees

no

Legal remedies

Contradiction


Lawsuit before the Social Court

Legal basis

§§1 - 4d Federal Parental Allowance and Parental Leave Act (BEEG)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/beeg/