Enter your children and their ages. The estimate updates as you type and is calculated in your browser. When you are ready to apply, the Familienkasse decides: this tool is an orientation, not a decision.
Next step: the application
Clario can prepare your Antrag auf Kindergeld for your approval, list the documents you need (birth certificates, Meldebescheinigung, Aufenthaltstitel) and track your Familienkasse case with deadline reminders.
Create an accountThis estimate uses a flat rate of 259 € per eligible child and month (rate year 2026). The rate is set by statute and changes: check the current rate with the Familienkasse. Individual entitlement depends on residence status, income rules in some cases and Familienkasse decisions. Orientation only, not legal or tax advice.
Nothing you enter is saved. For the application guide, the document list and deadline reminders, create an account.
Every child under 18 counts, regardless of birth order.
Children from 18 to 24 count while they are in school, training or an apprenticeship.
The standard rules stop at 25. Exceptions such as a disability are not modelled here.
The calculator uses one flat rate per eligible child and month. Check the current statutory rate with the Familienkasse.
Kindergeld is paid on application at the Familienkasse. Typical documents are birth certificates, proof of residence and your tax ID.
Kindergeld can be claimed backwards for up to six months before the month of the application.
Create an account to prepare your Antrag auf Kindergeld for your approval and to keep the Familienkasse deadlines in one place.