Germany's Child Benefit Now Extends to Age 25 for Students and Trainees
In Germany, families receive crucial financial support through child benefit, also known as Kindergeld. This monthly allowance of €255 per child is available regardless of income or assets, typically until the child turns 18. However, under certain conditions, this benefit can extend up to the child's 25th birthday.
Parents, grandparents, step-parents, or foster parents can all be entitled to child benefit, provided they meet specific criteria. The benefit can continue until the child's 25th birthday if they are in education, training, or certain other specified conditions. This includes attending school, apprenticeship, or studying, as well as military or federal voluntary service. Even a foreign stay can qualify, provided it involves an au pair relationship with a language course or recognised services abroad.
Since 2024, new parents have been receiving a welcome letter with a QR code for a pre-filled online child benefit application after the birth of their child, streamlining the application process.
Child benefit in Germany is designed to be inclusive and supportive, extending beyond the typical 18th birthday milestone. It caters to a wide range of family structures and circumstances, including marriages at 18 or 19, and even provides for people with disabilities who became disabled before age 25 and cannot support themselves.
Read also:
- Trade Disputes Escalate: Trump Imposes Tariffs, India Retaliates; threatened boycott ranges from McDonald's, Coca-Cola to iPhones
- MIH Consortium Chooses BlackBerry for Next-Gen EV Platform
- Aquatech purchases Koch's Direct Lithium Extraction business, merging Li-ProTM DLE technology into the PEARLTM Technology Platform.
- Modern IT Strategies Boost Business Resilience and Security
