Corona pandemic: child bonus of 150 euros comes in May

Corona pandemic
Child bonus of 150 euros comes in May

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The new child bonus for families was officially decided – this time at 150 euros per child. According to initial assessments, the bonus should already flow in spring 2021.

Similar to last year, the child bonus should be combined paid with child benefit become. The parent who also receives the child benefit will then also receive the one-off payment of 150 euros per child. The bonus does not have to be requested, but is paid out automatically. A date has already been set: the bonus is to be transferred with the child benefit from May.

In the case of separation, each parent is entitled to half of the amount. The chairman of the Association for Maintenance and Family Law (ISUV), Klaus Zimmer: "If the parents are separated, a parent with whom the child is registered receives the child bonus paid out with the child benefit. The parent responsible for cash maintenance can then deduct half of the child bonus payment from his / her maintenance . "

And similar to 2020: The bonus is paid out for every child, regardless of the parents' income. However, after the tax return of High earners not much left here. Specifically, this is the case from a joint annual gross income of around 75,000 euros.

This article originally appeared on Eltern.de.