Policy Document

Law to Introduce a Care Benefit (from 1945-1990: West Germany)

Benefits & Requirements

Coverage: Requirements for its application

For children born as of August 1, 2012

Coverage: Eligible groups or beneficiaries

Parents with children of aged 15 months to 36 months.

Types of provision stipulated by this document

Private

Benefits offered by this document for using childcare services

No

Types of benefits guaranteed by this document

Cash-Benefits

Conditions for accessing this benefit

On application at the Youth Welfare Office (Jugendamt).

Amount of the subsidy or contribution granted

Benefits are granted upon application at the Youth Welfare Office (Jugendamt).

Maximum duration of the benefit

22 months

Does this document guarantee a provision of childcare free of costs?

No

Read the Law

Original full text source in native language

BGBl. I S. 254

Original full text web source in native language

http://www.bgbl.de/xaver/bgbl/start.xav

Comments & Clarifications

Opponents of the benefit argue that this benefit creates another financial incentive, especially for women, to not return to the labour market. Advocates of the benefit argue that parents should have a real choice between sending their children to public childcare institution and taking care of them themselves.

Author

Anke Radenacker
WZB Berlin Social Science Center

Data collected in the framework of the Population Europe Research Finder and Archive (PERFAR)

Cite as

SPLASH-db.eu (2014): Policy: "Law to Introduce a Care Benefit (from 1945-1990: West Germany)" (Information provided by Anke Radenacker). Available at: https://splash-db.eu [Date of access].