Families with children were granted a benefit known as a Child Bonus (Kinderbonus)
History
Country
Germany
Policy Area
Additional income support for families with children
Measure
Cash transfer
Eligibility
Families who were in receipt of the Child Benefit (Kindergeld)
Type
Cash (social assistance)
Start / Announced Date
29/06/2020
End Date
N/A
Amount
One-off payment of €300 per child (with €200 paid in September 2020 and €100 in October 2020)
Total Cost
€4.3 billion
Recipients
Parents
Route to the child
Indirect
Sources
Gentilini, U., Almenfi, M., Orton, I. and Dale, P. (2021) Social protection and jobs responses to COVID-19: a real-time review of country measures ("living paper” version 15). 14 May 2021. Available at: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/33635