When do I get parental allowance?

One gets the parents money transferred, if the application was filled out properly and worked on by the parents money place. Depending on the birth rate in the region and staff shortage in the authority, the processing of the application can take different lengths of time. One can receive for it parents money retroactively for up to three months.

This means that one should apply for parental allowance as early as possible after the birth of the child and within three months of the birth. The processing of the parental allowance application usually takes several weeks. This means that one should submit the application as early as possible in order to receive parental benefit in the first two to three months after the birth of the child. This topic might also be of interest to you: Child rearing period

How long do you get parental allowance?

In principle each family receives parental allowance for twelve months starting from the birth. In addition, two additional partner months are possible if the partner who is employed before the birth takes part in childcare for at least two months. This requires a reduction in gainful employment during this period to at least thirty hours per week. In exceptional cases, parental allowance can be paid for up to fourteen months after the birth of the child if the partner is unable to take care of the child due to a disability, illness or imprisonment. Single parents with sole custody also have the right to parental allowance over fourteen months.

How much parental allowance do I get?

As a rule, the parental allowance is 65 to 67% of the applicant’s average net income for the last twelve months before the birth of the child. In exceptional cases, one can even receive up to 100% of the average net income of the year before the birth of the child. One receives at least 300,00€ and at most 1. 800,00€ parental allowance per month.