What does the increase in the Family Bonus Plus do for the family budget?
 

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For children up to 18 years old:

  • Already in 2022  full increase of the Family Bonus Plus by EUR 500 to up to EUR 2.000  per child and year.

For children aged 18 and over:

  • Already in 2022  full increase of the Family Bonus Plus by EUR 150 to up to EUR 650 per child and year.

If you have applied for the Family Bonus Plus from your employer as part of the payroll accounting, the increased monthly amount will be automatically taken into account. When applying as part of the employee tax assessment, the increased amount will be used from the assessment year 2022. The requirement is that the corresponding wage tax is available to take the tax credit deduction amount into account.

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You are entitled to the Family Bonus Plus as long as you receive family allowance for your child.

The following tables provide an overview of the increase:

Family Bonus Plus monthly amount    
  per child up to the age of 18 per child after the age of 18
from 2022 € 166,68 € 54,18
Family Bonus Plus annual amount    
  per child up to the age of 18 per child after the age of 18
2019 - 2021 € 1.500,00 € 500,16
from 2022 € 2.000,16 € 650,16
Annual relief through an increase in the Family Bonus Plus    
  per child up to the age of 18 per child after the age of 18
from 2022 € 500,16 € 150,00

How to benefit from the Family Bonus Plus:

You can still choose between a monthly (using Form E 30) or yearly (via the employee tax assessment) tax relief and a split between both parents or application by only one parent.

Increase in child allowance:

The additional child allowance for low-income or non-tax-paying parents will be increased from EUR 250 to EUR 550.

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