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Family Minister Lisa Paus
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As part of the third relief package agreed at the weekend, the coalition had agreed to raise child benefit for the first and second child by 18 euros per month as of January 1st.
But after criticism from the opposition of the planned increase in child benefit only for the first and second child, the traffic light government takes action.
The benefit should also be increased for the third child, as confirmed by Federal Family Minister Lisa Paus.
"The child benefit for the third child will be equal, i.e. increased to the same level as the child benefit for the first two children," said the Greens politician to the dpa news agency.
»That means that there will be 237 euros per month for the first, second and third child.«
Today, the child benefit is 219 euros for the first and second child.
There is 225 euros for the third child and 250 euros for the fourth and each additional child.
Union politicians had criticized the original plans for the traffic light.
Unfortunately, families with multiple children went away empty-handed, said the family policy spokeswoman for the Union faction, Silvia Breher (CDU).
The federal government is forgetting families with many children, said Bavaria's family minister, Ulrike Scharf.
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