Check your tax assessment for the „zu versteuerndes Einkommen“.

🎉 Level Unlocked: Elterngeld Eligibility! 🎉

💰 Your taxable income as a single parent is below €150,000 – that means you’ve officially stayed under the Einkommensgrenze! 🏁
🎯 Result: You’re eligible for Parental Allowance (Elterngeld) – as long as you meet the other basic criteria (like residence, care responsibilities, and income loss after birth).

🛡️ Bonus Status: You’ve cleared the first financial checkpoint!

🎉 Level Unlocked: Elterngeld Eligibility! 🎉

💰 Your taxable income as a single parent is below €150,000 – that means you’ve officially stayed under the Einkommensgrenze! 🏁
🎯 Result: You’re eligible for Parental Allowance (Elterngeld) – as long as you meet the other basic criteria (like residence, care responsibilities, and income loss after birth).

🛡️ Bonus Status: You’ve cleared the first financial checkpoint!

Elterngeld Eligibility Blocked

Your taxable income as a single parent exceeds €150,000 – and unfortunately, that means you’ve crossed the Einkommensgrenze (income limit) for Elterngeld.

🚫 Result: You are not eligible for Parental Allowance (Elterngeld), regardless of meeting other criteria like residency or childcare responsibilities.

📉 Bonus Status: Income too high – this checkpoint is currently closed.

🧾 Why?
As of 2024, the income threshold for single parents to receive Elterngeld is €150,000 taxable income in the relevant assessment period (“Bemessungszeitraum”). Even one euro above disqualifies you.

💡 Tip: If you’re planning a future pregnancy and expect your income to be near this limit, legal and documented reductions in your taxable income (e.g. business investments, professional training expenses) during the assessment period may help you qualify.

🎉 Level Unlocked: Elterngeld Eligibility! 🎉

💰 Your taxable income as a couple is below €175,000 – that means you’ve officially stayed under the Einkommensgrenze! 🏁
🎯 Result: You’re eligible for Parental Allowance (Elterngeld) – as long as you meet the other basic criteria (like residence, care responsibilities, and income loss after birth).

🛡️ Bonus Status: You’ve cleared the first financial checkpoint!
Next Mission: Choose your Elterngeld plan – Basic, Plus, and Partnership Bonus combo!

Level Unlocked: Elterngeld Eligibility!

Your taxable income as a couple is below €175,000 – that means you’ve officially stayed under the Einkommensgrenze!
Result: You’re eligible for Parental Allowance (Elterngeld) – as long as you meet the other basic criteria (like residence, care responsibilities, and income loss after birth).

Bonus Status: You’ve cleared the first financial checkpoint!
Next Mission: Choose your Elterngeld plan – Basic, Plus, and Partnership Bonus combo!

Level Unlocked: Elterngeld Eligibility!

Your taxable income as a couple is below €175,000 – that means you’ve officially stayed under the Einkommensgrenze!
Result: You’re eligible for Parental Allowance (Elterngeld) – as long as you meet the other basic criteria (like residence, care responsibilities, and income loss after birth).

Bonus Status: You’ve cleared the first financial checkpoint!
Next Mission: Choose your Elterngeld plan – Basic, Plus, and Partnership Bonus combo!

Your combined taxable income as a couple is over €175,000 – which means you’ve crossed the Einkommensgrenze for receiving Elterngeld.

🚫 Result: You are not eligible for Parental Allowance (Elterngeld), even if you meet all other criteria like residence or care responsibilities.

📉 Bonus Status: Too successful? In this case, it means no Elterngeld.

🧾 Why?
Starting in 2024, couples (married or cohabiting) are only eligible for Elterngeld if their joint taxable income is under €175,000 during the assessment period. This applies regardless of which parent applies.

💡 Tip: If you’re planning a child and are near the limit, it may be possible to lower your taxable income in the relevant period legally – for example, through business expenses, professional development, or by shifting income outside the assessment window.

You’re a single parent who hasn’t received the tax assessment for the last full calendar year yet and earned more than €150,000 💶.

👉 Please continue with the next quiz to calculate your „income before tax“ (= zu versteuerndes Einkommen) 📊.
This amount will help us find out if you’re eligible for Elterngeld 👶📑.

You’re a couple who have not received the tax assessments for the last full calendar year yet and earned more than €175,000 .

Please continue with the next quiz to calculate your „income before tax“ (= zu versteuerndes Einkommen) .
This amount will help us find out if you’re eligible for Elterngeld .