Emergency Supplementary Child Benefit

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posted on 2023-11-06, 21:19 authored by Mary DalyMary Daly, Sunwoo RyuSunwoo Ryu, Ertugrul PolatErtugrul Polat

An emergency supplementary child benefit (notfall-kinderzuschlag) was provided as part of the first social protection package

History

Country

Germany

Policy Area

Additional income support for families with children

Measure

Easing of eligibility conditions

Eligibility

Families who were in receipt of the child supplementary benefit due to a low income and those who experienced sudden income loss and submitted proof of income for one month (previously six months)

Type

Cash (social assistance)

Start / Announced Date

01/04/2020

End Date

31/03/2021

Amount

Up to €185 per eligible child per month (€205 as of 01/01/2021)

Total Cost

€200 million in 2020 (this is not the cost as a result of eased eligibility conditions but the total cost)

Recipients

Parents

Route to the child

Indirect

Sources

Hanesch, W. and Gerlinger, T. (2021) ESPN thematic report: social protection and inclusion policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis - Germany. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?pager.offset=10&advSearchKey= ESPN_covid2021&mode=advancedSubmit&catId=22&policyArea=0&policyAreaSub=0&country=0&year=0 Eurofound (2020) Emergency child supplement, case DE-2020-14/817 (measures in Germany), COVID-19 EU PolicyWatch, Dublin. Available at: http://eurofound.link/covid19eupolicywatch