Time Off & Benefits

Kindergeld

child benefit

What it means

A monthly government payment to parents to help with the cost of raising a child, applied for through the Familienkasse rather than through an employer.

In practice

Kindergeld is paid on top of salary and is unaffected by your Steuerklasse.

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