The child bonus of 150 euros per child is to be paid out in May.
Ultimately, however, not all parents can keep the bonus in full.
The
child bonus of 150 euros
per child
benefits many families in Germany.
The child bonus * is
to be
paid out
in most cases
in May,
as reported by the
German press agency
.
And
automatically without an application
.
The
payment
is made
a few days after the regular child benefit
payment
.
For children who are or were entitled to child benefit before or after this year, the child bonus will be paid out at a later date, as the report also said.
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Corona child bonus is offset against child allowance
According to Family Minister Franziska Giffey (SPD),
more than ten million families
receive
the
Corona child bonus
.
Ultimately, however, can not keep the bonus completely all parents: When
control
it, as well as child benefit,
the child tax credit
offset.
In general, one can say:
the higher the income, the less is left of it
.
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Child bonus not counted towards Hartz IV - especially low-wage earners benefit
On
the other hand, the child bonus is not offset against
Hartz IV
and the
advance maintenance
payment
, so
low-wage earners
benefit most from it.
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: Is ETF savings plan worthwhile for children?
What you should know
Child bonus comes up to this gross annual income
Which families at least partially benefit from the child bonus?
Wiwo.de
reports
specifically: "Spouses only benefit
from the new
child bonus
up to a
joint gross annual income of around EUR 75,000 per year,
at least in
part
,
for
single parents
the limit is an annual income of
EUR 37,500
." According to the report, these values relate to this on the taxable gross income. By taking into account pension and health insurance contributions for tax purposes, the exact gross limit could be a little higher in individual cases.
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