European Large Families Confederation (ELFAC)
Germany
Policies
GERMANY
(1,079,000 large families)
1. Regarding policies for large families at a national level, please mark the measure you have in your country:
- Direct monetary benefits
- Reduced prices on basic supplies (energy, water, etc.)
- Housing subsidies
- Reduced prices in public transportation
- Tax deductions
- Large families cards
- Longer maternity/paternity leave for large families
- Support to buy a car
- Other benefits
2. Which specific monetary allowances for large families are in your country.
None.
Child benefit (Kindergeld) is paid regardless of the parents’ income. As of 1 January 2023, you will receive € 250 a month for each child. Ther is also a child alllowance for low incomes.
More information: https://familienportal.de/familienportal/meta/languages/family-benefits/child-benefit-141946
3. Which specific fiscal deductions for large families are in your country.
Child allowance (income tax). More information can be found on the previous link.
4. Which specific reduced prices on basic supplies for large families are in your country
None.
5. Which specific benefits are provided by the large families card in your country
Reduced entrance fees (museum, zoo,…) in some federal states.
6. Which specific maternity or paternity benefits for large families are in your country
Parental allowance: up to 67% of your last income for 12 months within the first three years after birth. Plus additional benefit for siblings under the age of 3.
7. Which specific benefits for large families buying a car are in your country
None.
8. Which specific public transportation benefits for large families are in your country
None
9. Please write any other specific deductions or benefits for large families that are in your country
Lower costs for statutory nursing care insurance for the second till the fifth child.
10. Are any of the benefits for large families in your country connected to income? If yes, please explain.
For civil servants: additional money per child.
11. Regarding policies for large families at European level, please mark the measures you have in your country
- Reduced VAT for diapers and basic goods for children
- Unpaid care of children in the household and for other dependent family members is recognized as work when calculating the national GDP
- Permit for large families with 7 and more children to drive the family van without professional driving license
- Basic consumptions tariff: water, electricity, gas, etc. is calculated taking into consideration the number of children
12. If you marked at least one of the measures mentioned above as applicable in your country, please provide details
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(Answers provided by Verband kinderreicher Familien Deutschland e. V. – KRFD)