Children's surcharge in plain language

Some families have little money.

Maybe there isn't enough money for everyone.

Then there is the child supplement.

The child supplement is money from the state.

Parents receive the child supplement in addition to the child allowance.

This enables them to provide better care for their children.

• When will you receive the child supplement?
• How much child supplement will you receive?
• What other assistance is available with the child supplement?
• How long will you receive the child supplement?
• Where do you submit your application?
• What do you need for the application?
• Where can you get help?

You can receive child supplement if:

• Your child is under 25 years old
• Your child lives with you
• Your child is not married
• You receive child benefit for the child

Also important:
You must earn enough money for yourself.
But the money is not enough for the whole family:

• You are married?
  Then you need to earn at least 900 euros gross per month.
• Are you a single parent?
  Then you must earn at least 600 euros gross per month.
• You will not receive a citizen's allowance.

You want to know:
Can you get the child supplement?
You can easily check this.
There is a program from the Federal Employment Agency for this purpose.
The program is called: KiZ-Lotse.

The program is not in plain language.

There is a child supplement for each child.

You can receive up to 292 euros for each child.

Your family may soon be earning more money.

Then you will need less help from the state.

Then the child supplement will be lower.

Maybe your child will receive money.

For example:

• Alimony
• Advanced maintenance payment
• Half-orphan's pension

Your child's money is important for the calculation.

The child supplement will then also be smaller.

The child supplement is paid once a month.

You will receive the money in your account.

Do you get a child supplement?

Then there is even more help:

• You often don't have to pay anything for daycare.
• You can also get money from the education and participation package.
  More information in plain language can be found on this website:
  https://www.familienportal.nrw/de/leichte-sprache/bildungs-und-teilhabe…

You will receive the child supplement for 6 months.

Then you must submit a new application.

You submit the application to the Family Fund.

The Family Fund is part of the Employment Agency.

You must submit an application.

Without an application, there is no money.

You can find all the forms on this website:

https://www.familienportal.nrw/de/kinderzuschlag

You can fill in the application online.

The application is not in plain language.

Or you can send the application by post.

The form is also available to print out.

For the application, you need to show:

• How much money do you earn?
• How much money do you have?

To do this, you will need to show important papers.

For example:

• Wage statement
• Rental contract

What other important papers are there?

This is in the application.

Do you have questions about the child supplement?

The family insurance fund will help you with your questions.

Which family fund is responsible for you?

And how can you contact the Family Fund?

You can find out with the Service Center Finder.

The website is:

https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/ueber-uns/ansprechpartner

The page is not in plain language.

You can also call.

The telephone number is 0800 45555 30.