Germany Elterngeld Calculator (Basiselterngeld & ElterngeldPlus)
germany_elterngeldYour 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. 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.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| variant | No | 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. | basis |
| household | No | Household Only the pre-Apr-2024 cohort has different caps by household type. Single parents can claim all partner months themselves. | couple |
| multiples | No | Children in this birth Twins = 2. Mehrlingszuschlag adds €300 per additional child of the same birth (€150 in Plus months). | |
| monthlyNet | No | 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. | |
| birthCohort | No | 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). | from2025 |
| siblingBonus | No | 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). | no |
| taxableIncome | No | 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. |