Child allowance

General information:

You are entiteled to child allowance from the day of birth of your child.

Child allowance is paid by the state, it does not depend on the income, it is tax free and depends on the number of children you have.

Monthly rates for families:

Child allowance is generally paid until the end of the 18th year of age.

Special regulations:

For children, who are still in the process of a job training or study (also doctoral students), child allowance can be received until the end of the 25th year of age. For children with disabilities, you are eligible for child allowance anyway.

Procedure:

You can apply for child allowance at your relevant Familienkasse at Agentur für Arbeit. For forms, please refer to www.familienkasse.de.

Familienkasse (for Erlangen and Nürnberg):

Familienkasse Nürnberg

Solgerstraße 1
90429 Nürnberg
Tel.: 0800 4555530

Staatsbedienstete/BeamtInnen apply for child allowance here:

Landesamt für Finanzen – Dienststelle Bayreuth

Tunnelstraße 2
95448 Bayreuth
Tel.: 0921 8004-01