Parental Allowance Calculator by Rechnerzentrale

Parental allowance type

Family

Gross pay, parent 1

Monthly salary before the birth · tap or drag

Gross pay, parent 2

Monthly salary before the birth · tap or drag

Parent 1: , tax class , church tax, months of allowance.
Parent 2 (partner): , tax class , church tax, months of allowance.
Living in .

More detailsSiblings: 0 under 3, 0 aged 3–6 · One child

Other children under 3 years

Other children aged 3-6

Multiples

Maternity benefit after the birth (parent 1)

Total parental allowance

for 14 months

€24,118

Together €24,118 for 14 months. Parent 1 receives €1,800 a month (12 months), parent 2 receives €1,259 a month (2 months).

Net before → allowance per month

Parent 1replaces 65%

Net

€2,897

Allowance

€1,800

Parent 2 (partner)replaces 65%

Net

€1,937

Allowance

€1,259

Month planner

Tap a month to set how long each parent receives the allowance. Parent 2 is shown after parent 1.

Parent 1

Parent 2

Check partnership bonusBoth parents working part-time in parallel (24–32 hrs/week)

What you can do

Partner months: both parents must receive parental allowance for at least 2 months for the full 14 months.
Partnership bonus: +4 monthsup to €6,118
Both parents working part-time in parallel (24–32 hrs/week)

How this was calculated

Parent 1

Parent 2 (partner)

Calculation is based on:

Parental allowance net income under the flat-rate method (Sections 2c–2f BEEG): gross − €102.50 allowance − taxes − 21% flat-rate social contributions
Replacement rate: 65-67% (up to 100% for low income)
At least €300 (basic) / €150 (Plus) per month
At most €1,800 (basic) / €900 (Plus) per month
Self-employed: profit ÷ 12, tax as for tax class IV, without the employee lump sum (Sections 2d, 2e BEEG).

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