{"id":6974,"date":"2025-08-11T18:30:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/?aur_infobereich=apply-for-child-benefits-the-child-supplement"},"modified":"2026-07-06T11:56:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:56:40","slug":"apply-for-child-benefits-the-child-supplement","status":"publish","type":"aur_infobereich","link":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/?aur_infobereich=apply-for-child-benefits-the-child-supplement","title":{"rendered":"Apply for Child Benefits &#038; the Child Supplement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Child Benefit<\/h2>\n\n<p>Child benefit is a government benefit designed to support families, regardless of family income. It helps offset the ongoing costs of raising children. Child benefit amounts to <strong>259 euros per child<\/strong>. You can find more detailed information on this topic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmbfsfj.bund.de\/bmbfsfj\/themen\/familie\/familienleistungen\/kindergeld\/kindergeld-73892\">here<\/a> on the website of the Federal Ministry of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women, and Youth (BMBFSFJ).<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Child Supplement<\/h2>\n\n<p>An additional benefit for working parents is the child supplement, which is granted if the family&#8217;s income is insufficient to cover the child&#8217;s living expenses. As long as your children live in your household, are under 25 years of age, and are unmarried, you can receive <strong>up to 297 euros per month from social services<\/strong>. Those who receive the supplement may also be eligible for benefits related to education and participation. You can find more information about the child supplement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmbfsfj.bund.de\/bmbfsfj\/themen\/familie\/familienleistungen\/kinderzuschlag-und-leistungen-fuer-bildung-und-teilhabe-73906\">here<\/a> on the BMBFSFJ website.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aur-service-kifa has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-primary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-primary-background-color has-background aur-service-kifa\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"aur-service-kifa\">Would you like to receive free advice from our experts on child benefits and the child supplement and discuss your specific needs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aur-service-kifa is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-03627597 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aur-service-kifa\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/kontakt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schedule a consultation<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aur-service-kifa\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:08002961133\">Call directly for free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-primary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-primary-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-00d6afec42ac7e3f5a8b580cc90bb5e2 is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c8805c5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Read more on this topic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query-no-results\">\n\n<p>There are currently no related posts.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The German social welfare system provides financial support to families with children. One of the key benefits is child allowance, which is not means-tested. In addition, there is the child supplement for low-income parents. Both benefits provide financial relief and promote the children\u2019s participation in society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"tags":[419],"class_list":["post-6974","aur_infobereich","type-aur_infobereich","status-publish","hentry","tag-first-steps-for-parents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/aur_infobereich\/6974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/aur_infobereich"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/aur_infobereich"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}