{"slug":"germany-elterngeld","name":"Germany Elterngeld Calculator (Basiselterngeld & ElterngeldPlus)","category":"everyday","tags":["income","planning","family"],"region":"DE","tagline":"Your monthly Elterngeld under current BEEG law — the exact three-segment replacement rate, the €300–€1,800 clamp, and the cohort income caps (€175k / €200k / €300k) that changed twice in twelve months.","endpoint":"https://xearno.tools/api/v1/tools/germany-elterngeld","page":"https://xearno.tools/t/germany-elterngeld","description":"Computes German parental allowance (Elterngeld): the eligibility income cap that depends on your child’s birth date (€175,000 for births from 1 April 2025; €200,000 for the year before; €300,000/€250,000 earlier — general AI quotes stale caps or invents a €150,000 single cap that has never existed), the exact BEEG §2 sliding replacement rate (67% only between €1,000–1,200 net — 65% above €1,240, up to 100% at low incomes), the €300–€1,800 Basiselterngeld clamp unchanged since 2007, ElterngeldPlus (half the amount, double the months), Geschwisterbonus, and Mehrlingszuschlag for multiples.","inputSchema":{"type":"object","properties":{"birthCohort":{"description":"When is (was) your child born? The decisive input: the eligibility income CAP depends on the child’s birth date — €175k / €200k / €300k(couples)-€250k(singles). This cohort trap is what general AI misses entirely (it also invents a €150k single cap that has never existed).","type":"string","enum":["from2025","apr2024","pre2024"],"default":"from2025"},"household":{"description":"Household Only the pre-Apr-2024 cohort has different caps by household type. Single parents can claim all partner months themselves.","type":"string","enum":["couple","single"],"default":"couple"},"taxableIncome":{"description":"Taxable income in the calendar year before birth (zu versteuerndes Einkommen) (€/yr) The household’s zu versteuerndes Einkommen per the Steuerbescheid — taxable income, NOT gross salary — in the calendar year before the birth. Over the cohort’s cap → no Elterngeld at all.","type":"number","minimum":0,"default":90000},"monthlyNet":{"description":"Your average monthly net earned income before birth (€/mo) Average monthly NET earned income of the 12 months before birth (before Mutterschutz for the mother). Months on Elterngeld for an older child, on Mutterschaftsgeld, or ill due to pregnancy are skipped — the window reaches further back instead.","type":"number","minimum":0,"default":2500},"variant":{"description":"Which variant? ElterngeldPlus pays half the Basis amount for double the months — designed for working part-time while receiving. Both are shown; this picks the headline.","type":"string","enum":["basis","plus"],"default":"basis"},"siblingBonus":{"description":"Geschwisterbonus (sibling bonus)? Applies while at least one other child under 3 (or two others under 6) lives in the household: +10% of your Elterngeld, minimum €75 (€37.50 in Plus months).","type":"string","enum":["no","yes"],"default":"no"},"multiples":{"description":"Children in this birth Twins = 2. Mehrlingszuschlag adds €300 per additional child of the same birth (€150 in Plus months).","type":"number","minimum":1,"maximum":4,"default":1}},"required":[],"additionalProperties":false},"methodology":["Eligibility cap (BEEG §1(8)): the household’s zu versteuerndes Einkommen (taxable income per the Steuerbescheid, not gross) in the calendar year before the birth must not exceed a cap set by the child’s birth date: €175,000 for births on/after 1 Apr 2025 (both household types), €200,000 for births 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2025 (both), and €300,000 for couples / €250,000 for singles before that. Over the cap → no Elterngeld at all; the cap is a cliff, not a taper. A €150,000 single cap does not exist and never has.","Replacement rate (BEEG §2): 67% of average monthly net earned income for net €1,000–1,200. Above €1,200 the rate falls 0.1 percentage points per full €2 over, to a floor of 65% (reached at €1,240). Below €1,000 the rate rises 0.1 percentage points per full €2 under, up to 100%. The rate is computed in tenths of a percent with integer steps — no interpolation within a €2 block.","Amounts: Basiselterngeld = rate × average monthly net, clamped to €300 minimum / €1,800 maximum — bounds unchanged since Elterngeld launched in 2007. ElterngeldPlus = half the Basis amount (so €150–€900) for twice the months, designed to combine with part-time work.","Bonuses: Geschwisterbonus = 10% of the Elterngeld due (i.e. computed on the clamped amount), minimum €75 in Basis months and €37.50 in Plus months; it requires at least one other child under 3 (or two others under 6) in the household and ends when the condition does. Mehrlingszuschlag = €300 per additional child of the same birth in Basis months, €150 in Plus months.","Durations: Basiselterngeld runs up to 12 months, plus 2 partner months when both parents claim (14 household total); single parents can claim all 14 themselves. ElterngeldPlus doubles both (24 + 4 = 28). The Partnerschaftsbonus adds 2–4 further ElterngeldPlus months per parent when both work 24–32 hours/week in parallel — reported here as guidance, not computed into the totals. The work limit while receiving is 32 hours/week. For births on/after 1 Apr 2024, both parents can receive Basiselterngeld simultaneously for at most 1 month, only within the child’s first 12 months (exceptions: preemies born ≥6 weeks early, multiples, children with disabilities).","The income base is the average monthly net earned income of the 12 calendar months before the birth (before the Mutterschutz period for the mother). Months receiving Elterngeld for an older child, receiving Mutterschaftsgeld, or with income lost to a pregnancy-related illness are skipped and the window reaches further back. The Elterngeldstelle computes “net” with standardized deductions (pauschalierte Abzüge) from gross pay — enter your best net figure; the official one can differ modestly.","A draft 2026 reform (shortening to 12 months, raising the €300/€1,800 bounds) exists but is not law. This tool implements the law in force, verified against the BEEG statute text on 2026-07-23."],"usage":"POST https://xearno.tools/api/v1/tools/germany-elterngeld with a JSON body matching inputSchema."}