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Parental allowance and parental leave / Elterngeld und ElternzeitStudents without an income are legally entitled to the minimum parental allowance of € 300 for a maximum of 14 months. As of 1 March 2020, working students with a residence permit for study purposes are also entitled to so-called family benefits - child benefit, parental benefit, maintenance advance payment - (previously § 16, in future § 16b AufenthG). The previous entitlement of students from Turkey, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia who are members of the German social security system (e.g. health insurance or student accident insurance) and which results from intergovernmental agreements continues to exist regardless of the above-mentioned change. FAQs on the parental allowance
Who is entitled to the parental allowance?
How much is the parental allowance? Example: If a student has a monthly income of € 400, the replacement rate increases from 67 per cent to 97 per cent and he or she receives € 388 a month. If a second child is born, a siblings bonus is paid in addition to the parental allowance until the first child is 36 months old. The siblings bonus is at least € 75 a month or 10 per cent of the parental allowance. For the siblings bonus to be paid, there must be at least one other child under three years of age or two other children under six years of age in the household. Example: A couple has a 28-month-old child when the second child is born. For the second child they receive the parental allowance for 12 or 14 months and the siblings bonus for 8 months (at which time the first child is 36 months old). In case of multiple births, the parental allowance is increased by € 300 for each additional child.
How is the parental allowance calculated?
For how long is the parental allowance paid? Example: Both parents receive the parental allowance for seven months simultaneously. There is then no further entitlement. The period during which the parental allowance is paid may, with the same budget, be extended by twice as many months. One parent can draw half the parental allowance for up to 24 months. Maternity benefit is not affected. If a parent is entitled to maternity benefit, this counts as two months of the mother's parental allowance. This does not lead to an extension of the period during which the parental allowance is paid.
What about single parents?
Is the parental allowance taken into account when social security benefits are calculated?
How and where can I apply for the parental allowance? FAQs on parental leaveThe following information is relevant to students who have a job in order to fund their studies or to working partners/spouses who would like to reduce or suspend their employment during the period of parental leave. Students with children are entitled to parental leave on a par with employees (see Leave of absence).
What are the eligibility conditions for parental leave?
Parents are free to decide which of them takes parental leave and for what periods. Parental leave may also be taken jointly. The maximum period of parental leave is three years. In businesses with more than 15 employees, parents are entitled to work part-time (15-30 hours a week) during the period of parental leave, provided that there are, for example, no pressing operational reasons to prevent it and the period of part-time employment lasts for at least three months. Parental leave can be taken under any kind of employment contract, i.e. short-term contracts and low-paid part-time employment. Short-term contracts are not extended by parental leave. Exceptions may be made in the case of training contracts and contracts for research associates under the Framework Act for Higher Education / Hochschulrahmengesetz (see Article 57b(4), No 3).
How long is the period of parental leave? With your employer's agreement, up to a maximum of 12 months of the three-year parental leave may be saved and carried forward until the child is eight years old. If you want parental leave to start as soon as your child is born (e.g. the father's parental leave) or at the end of maternity leave, you must notify your employer in writing at the latest six weeks before the start of the parental leave.
What about protection against dismissal during parental leave?
Do health insurance premiums have to be paid during parental leave? The Federal Social Court in Germany has decided that students who are required to pay health insurance must pay premiums so long as they remain enrolled as students. Voluntary members of the statutory health insurance scheme must also continue to pay premiums or at least the minimum premium. Nothing changes for people who were covered by the spouse's family insurance before their child was born. Employees with private insurance are required to continue to pay their insurance premiums - including the portion previously covered by their employer.
How does parental leave affect pension insurance Further information on parental leave is provided in the leaflet (in German) on parental allowance and parental leave which is published by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth and can be downloaded or ordered at www.bmfsfj.de. |
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