During the protection period in accordance with the MuSchG (see Legal regulations/Maternity protection), employees receive maternity pay from their health insurance company as income replacement. Women who are in employment and are entitled to sick pay as part of their health insurance policy are fundamentally entitled to maternity pay. The amount corresponds to the regular net earnings of the employee, whereby the health insurance company reimburses a maximum of €13 per day. The employer must contribute the rest with a subsidy. Women who are privately insured or hold a family policy are not entitled to this benefit from the health insurance company but they can apply for a one-off payment of up to €210 at the Bundesversicherungsamt (Federal Social Insurance Authority).
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‘Elterngeld’ works as a form of wage compensation for parents who are looking after their children after birth. Any parent who does not work more than 30 hours per week, and is thus not gainfully employed on a full-time basis, can apply for this state benefit. Parental allowance is paid irrespective of the occupational group to an amount of up to 67% of net income. Parents who earn less than €1000 per month receive, under certain circumstances, up to 100% of their net income in the form of the parental allowance. ‘ElterngeldPlus’ is a new variant of the parental allowance which enables the benefit to be drawn for a longer period. Half of the wage compensation is paid out for double the amount of time. Parents are free to choose between the two variants or a combination of the two. Applications can be submitted to the responsible ‘Elterngeldstelle’ after the birth of the child. A maximum of three months will be paid retrospectively.
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Parents on a low income (single parents up to €600.00, couples up to €900.00) who look after unmarried children in their household who are under the age of 25 are entitled to a child supplement for a maximum period of 36 months at a maximum rate of €170.00 in accordance with Section 6a Bundeskindergeldgesetz (Federal Law on Family Allowances). This entitlement does not apply for parents who receive social security or unemployment (ALG 2) benefits. Applications are processed via the responsible ‘Familienkasse’.
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To promote equal opportunity in research as well as family-friendliness the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar awards Weimar scholarships for recommencing studies in order to facilitate continuation of a Ph.D. after a family break. The scholarship can support both women and men who have had to interrupt their Ph.D. for family-related reasons and, following a period of parental leave or time off for dependants, now wish to complete their research and resume their Ph.D.
Every child is entitled to ‘Kindergeld’ from birth through to the end of their 18th year. The child Benefit can be applied for at the responsible Familienkasse der Agentur für Arbeit (family benefits office of the Federal Employment Agency). Furthermore, there is also an’Kinderzuschlag’ (child supplement) which, under certain conditions, is paid in addition to the child benefit.
If a parent living apart from their child cannot pay maintenance, or can only pay it to a limited extent, for example due to having no income as a student, the child is entitled to an advanced payment of maintenance up until the end of its 17th year. The amount of the advanced payment of maintenance received depends on the age of the child but is at least €154 per month. Applications are processed at the ‘Unterhaltsvorschuss-Stelle’ at the 'Amt für Soziales und Familie'.
During the protection period in accordance with the MuSchG (see Legal regulations/Maternity protection), employees receive maternity pay from their health insurance company as income replacement. Women who are in employment and are entitled to sick pay as part of their health insurance policy are fundamentally entitled to maternity pay. The amount corresponds to the regular net earnings of the employee, whereby the health insurance company reimburses a maximum of €13 per day. The employer must contribute the rest with a subsidy. Women who are privately insured or hold a family policy are not entitled to this benefit from the health insurance company but they can apply for a one-off payment of up to €210 at the Bundesversicherungsamt (Federal Social Insurance Authority).
» Further information
» Mutterschaftsgeldstelle vom Bundesversicherungsamt
‘Elterngeld’ works as a form of wage compensation for parents who are looking after their children after birth. Any parent who does not work more than 30 hours per week, and is thus not gainfully employed on a full-time basis, can apply for this state benefit. Parental allowance is paid irrespective of the occupational group to an amount of up to 67% of net income. Parents who earn less than €1000 per month receive, under certain circumstances, up to 100% of their net income in the form of the parental allowance. ‘ElterngeldPlus’ is a new variant of the parental allowance which enables the benefit to be drawn for a longer period. Half of the wage compensation is paid out for double the amount of time. Parents are free to choose between the two variants or a combination of the two. Applications can be submitted to the responsible ‘Elterngeldstelle’ after the birth of the child. A maximum of three months will be paid retrospectively.
» Further information on Elterngeld
» Contact point for Elterngeldstelle in Weimar
Parents on a low income (single parents up to €600.00, couples up to €900.00) who look after unmarried children in their household who are under the age of 25 are entitled to a child supplement for a maximum period of 36 months at a maximum rate of €170.00 in accordance with Section 6a Bundeskindergeldgesetz (Federal Law on Family Allowances). This entitlement does not apply for parents who receive social security or unemployment (ALG 2) benefits. Applications are processed via the responsible ‘Familienkasse’.
» Further information
To promote equal opportunity in research as well as family-friendliness the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar awards Weimar scholarships for recommencing studies in order to facilitate continuation of a Ph.D. after a family break. The scholarship can support both women and men who have had to interrupt their Ph.D. for family-related reasons and, following a period of parental leave or time off for dependants, now wish to complete their research and resume their Ph.D.
Every child is entitled to ‘Kindergeld’ from birth through to the end of their 18th year. The child Benefit can be applied for at the responsible Familienkasse der Agentur für Arbeit (family benefits office of the Federal Employment Agency). Furthermore, there is also an’Kinderzuschlag’ (child supplement) which, under certain conditions, is paid in addition to the child benefit.
If a parent living apart from their child cannot pay maintenance, or can only pay it to a limited extent, for example due to having no income as a student, the child is entitled to an advanced payment of maintenance up until the end of its 17th year. The amount of the advanced payment of maintenance received depends on the age of the child but is at least €154 per month. Applications are processed at the ‘Unterhaltsvorschuss-Stelle’ at the 'Amt für Soziales und Familie'.
