Parental allowance is a benefit for parents of infants and young children. It replaces part of the lost income if you want to be there for your child after the birth and interrupt or reduce your work. Parental allowance is also available for parents who had no income at all before the birth.

There are three types of parental allowance:

• Basic parental allowance
• Parental allowance plus
• Partnership bonus

Parental Allowance Plus and the partnership bonus provide particular support if you share the work and family responsibilities as partners after the birth.

You can also apply for the various options if you are a single parent. Parental allowance is also available for adopted children and children in foster care.

As parents, you can decide for yourself who receives parental allowance and for how long. In the application, you must specify the months of your child's life for which you would like to apply for parental allowance and which parental allowance variant you choose.

The amount of parental allowance is calculated individually. The calculation is based on the income you had before the birth and which ceases after the birth. If you had no income before the birth or no income after the birth, you will receive a minimum amount. For Basic Parental Allowance, this is at least EUR 300.00 per month, and for Parental Allowance Plus it is at least EUR 150.00 per month.

Tip: You can use the parental allowance calculator from the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs to help you plan and calculate.

Parental allowance is money for parents.
Parents can receive parental allowance
- if they work less
- when they stop working.

There are different types of parental allowance.
The types are called:
- Basic Parental Allowance
- Parental Money Plus
- Partnership bonus.

Single parents can also receive Parental Allowance.
And adoptive parents can also receive Parental Allowance.

How much Parental Allowance do you get?
That depends:
How much money do the parents earn?

Do you want to receive parental allowance?
Then you have to do certain things.
For example:

• You look after your child.
• You live in Germany.
• You don't work more than 32 hours a week.
• You do not earn too much money.