Parental allowance, emergency child allowance or help for caring relatives: You should not forget these state benefits in the corona crisis.
- It is not only the children's bonus that is supposed to provide families with financial relief in the corona crisis *.
- There is additional government support for parents whose income is insufficient.
- What you should know about it - and what now applies to parental allowance .
Child bonus and wage replacement for parents in corona crisis
Many families receive a child bonus * in the corona crisis. But this is not the only financial aid from the state for parents. Parents who cannot go to work because schools and daycare centers are still closed can receive compensation for loss of earnings.
The condition for the wage replacement is that the children are younger than twelve years old or need help because of a disability and that there is "no other reasonable childcare option". The employer initially pays the compensation, as Welt.de also reports. He could then apply to the responsible state authority for reimbursement of the service paid. If parents could work in the home office without loss of earnings, they are excluded from the support. Those who receive short-time work benefits, use paid leave or a time credit for childcare are also not entitled to this compensation, reports the portal.
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Are you entitled to an emergency KiZ? What parents should know
But there are other aids: The " Notall-KiZ " is a child supplement , which is supposed to help especially in short-time work and with low incomes , it also says in the report on Welt.de. It is also intended for the self-employed or parents who have not been employed for 12 months under social security and therefore have no access to short-time work benefits or unemployment benefits. The support amounts to a maximum of 185 euros per month and child . It is paid in addition to child benefit.
The emergency KiZ is limited until September 30, 2020 , according to the report. Normally, income from the previous six months is crucial. In the meantime, only the income of the last month is checked. Smaller assets are left out.
Welt.de states that the child must be under 25 years of age, live in the parents' household and not yet partnered or married as a condition for the benefit. And, as the report goes on to say, "The parents are already receiving child benefit. Important: As a couple, the parents must have a gross monthly income of at least 900 euros, single parents 600 euros."
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How does basic security work?
In Corona times, the application for basic security was simplified. According to Welt.de, the following benefits are possible for parents whose source of income has disappeared in the corona crisis and who receive unemployment benefit II from the state under certain conditions: An adult single person can currently receive 432 euros for personal livelihood . Depending on their age, children received a standard requirement of 250 to 354 euros, depending on whether, for example, a partner in need of help also lived in the household. In addition, the costs of accommodation such as rent, utilities and heating costs would be paid.
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What about parental allowance?
Parental allowance * is normally calculated on the basis of the net income of the past twelve months before the birth of the child . The average determines the amount of support, which is between 300 and 1,800 euros, as reported by Welt.de.
Aspiring parents who earn less due to Corona - for example, because they are currently in short-time work - actually get noticeably less parental allowance from the state when the baby is born, the portal writes. However, the new law prevents this. The crisis months would now be excluded from the calculation . In addition, parents in systemically relevant professions * could postpone the parental allowance months , the report said. Accordingly, they must take the months by June 2021 at the latest. This is still possible after the child's 14th month of life. The partnership bonus remains unchanged.
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Caring relatives - there is help in the corona crisis
According to the report, anyone who takes care of a relative at home can also take advantage of additional acute help: Now and until the end of September, those affected could stay away from work for up to 20 days, writes Welt.de. Previously, only ten days in an emergency were normally an option.
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