Many parents are in despair in the corona crisis. The Bundestag advises on improvements. That is planned.
- Many parents are heavily burdened by the corona crisis .
- Do mothers and fathers receive financial help in the crisis?
- The Bundestag advises on more flexibility and easier parental benefits .
Corona crisis: parental allowance should be adjusted
Working parents are particularly hard hit in the corona crisis *. For example, many have to * do their job * in the home office and should (sometimes in parallel) look after the children. An innovation in parental allowance is now planned: The Bundestag is advising on special parental allowance rules in the Corona crisis. Due to the current situation, mothers and fathers should not have any disadvantages with parental allowance. Therefore, the calculation basis should be changed temporarily.
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Usually the average net income of the twelve months before birth is used for the calculation . If someone is earning less because of the crisis, the months in question should not be counted so that the parental allowance is not lower.
Those who work in so-called systemically relevant professions and therefore cannot take parental leave may also postpone it. The rules for the partnership bonus - an additional benefit that mothers and fathers who both work part-time to share to raise their children - are loosened if part-time is currently not adhered to. The Bundestag and Bundesrat still have to agree to the exemptions, but they should apply retrospectively from March 1st.
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So much parental allowance is required by law
Mothers and fathers receive parental allowance if they do not want to work or only work little after the birth of the child. The state supports this with at least 300 euros and a maximum of 1800 euros per month - depending on the net earnings before the birth of the child. Parental allowance is paid in full for a maximum of 14 months if both take part in childcare.
Sources: dpa, Bundesregierung.de
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