Are you starting a family? Then you are entitled to state benefits!

Families with children are supported by the state with various family policy measures. The benefits are designed to relieve the financial burden on families, enable parents and children to lead a good life and make it easier to combine family and career. Family policy benefits include, for example, child benefit and parental allowance, tax relief and many other benefits.

We have summarized the most important state benefits for parents in a short, concise and easy-to-understand way. For a clear presentation, the overview is divided into financial benefits for parents in the period before the birth and after the birth of the child. A further chapter deals with state benefits for parents who are facing particular challenges.

This allows you to navigate through the pages with just a few clicks and target the topics you want.

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State benefits for parents What service are you looking for?

Would you like to know what money you are entitled to? In this interactive PDF you will find the most important family benefits with explanations about deadlines, requirements, contact addresses and links to further information at a glance.

State benefits Information on application and responsibility

  • Birth announcement

    The birth of your child must be reported to the relevant registry office.

  • Birth announcement - certificate miscarriage

    A miscarriage or stillbirth is a severe blow for the parents concerned. They can report the birth to the relevant registry office and have a certificate issued for this.

  • Birth announcement - home birth

    If your child was born at home, there are a few things you need to keep in mind to report the birth.

  • Birth certificate

    You can obtain the birth certificate for your child from the registry office in the place of birth.

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