Annual review of entitlement to advance maintenance payments for the child of a single parent
Service description
The maintenance advance is a state benefit for children of single parents. It is a social benefit with which the youth welfare offices support single parents with at least one dependent child.
The maintenance advance helps single parents to secure their child's financial livelihood. The prerequisite for this is that the child does not, only partially or not regularly receive maintenance from the other parent in the amount of the statutory minimum maintenance. The other parent must later repay the advance if they do not pay maintenance, although they could pay maintenance in full or in part.
The responsible maintenance advance office will check annually whether your child is still entitled to maintenance advance.
You must answer the relevant questions and submit documents for the check.
Inform the Maintenance Advance Office immediately of any changes in your circumstances during the entire period in which you receive benefits.
Contact the maintenance advance office, even if you are unsure. This will help you to avoid possible reclaims of benefits.
Who should I contact?
Maintenance advance office
Prerequisites
- You and your child live together in Germany.
- You are already receiving maintenance advance.
- You are a single parent and live with your child in the same household.
- You are bringing up your child alone and clearly have the predominant responsibility for bringing up the child (no alternating model).
- You are not (newly) married.
- The other parent pays your child no maintenance or only irregular maintenance or only maintenance that is less than the maintenance advance.
- You can also receive maintenance advance if it is not clear who the father of the child is. It does not matter whether there is a court judgement on paternity or an acknowledgement of paternity before the youth welfare office. However, you must co-operate in establishing or attempting to establish paternity or the whereabouts of the other parent.
- Even if you are widowed, you can receive advance maintenance payments for your child.
- Foreign children are only eligible for certain residence permits.
- For children aged 12 to 17, the following additional requirements apply:
- Your child does not receive SGB II benefits or
- Your child would not be dependent on SGB II benefits with the maintenance advance or
- As a parent, you have your own income of at least EUR 600 gross per month (with the exception of child benefit).
What fees are incurred?
There are no costs.
What deadlines do I have to observe?
Inform the maintenance advance office immediately if your circumstances change.
Legal basis
- § Section 1 (3) of the Act on Securing the Maintenance of Children of Single Mothers and Fathers through Maintenance Advances or Loss of Maintenance Payments (Maintenance Advance Act)
- § Section 6 Act on Securing the Maintenance of Children of Single Mothers and Fathers through Maintenance Advances or Loss of Maintenance Payments (Maintenance Advance Act)
Legal remedy
- Contradiction
- Compulsory action
What else should I know?
There are no indications or special features.
Author
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