Apply for child supplement

Procedure

You can apply for the child supplement in writing using the form provided. In this case, please send the signed application by post to your responsible family benefits office.
You also have the option of completing the application online. In this case, you can upload the supporting documents directly; the data will then be sent directly to the family benefits office.

For an electronic application with electronic proof of identity:

• Go to the website of the Family Benefits Office of the Federal Employment Agency and call up the online application. For authentication, you will need either
  
  • the new ID card with online ID function or
  • the eID card for EU citizens and nationals of the European Economic Area or
  • an electronic residence permit.
• Fill out the online application and upload the necessary documents.
• The online application and the uploaded documents will be sent to the family benefits office.
• It is no longer necessary to submit a written application by post to the family benefits office.

For an analog application:

If you do not wish to make use of electronic application, you can alternatively have the online application sent to you for signature or print out the application yourself. In this case, please send the signed application by post to your responsible family benefits office.

• Go to the website of the Family Benefits Office of the Federal Employment Agency and call up the online application form
• Print out the completed application form or have it printed out and sent to you by the family benefits office.
• You can also print out the application form directly and complete it by hand.
• Submit the signed application documents
  and the required supporting documents to the Family Benefits Office. You can also obtain the form from your local
  family benefits office.
• You can also have the application documents sent to you in paper form.

You can report important changes in your personal circumstances via the Family Benefits Office website.

Communicate changes electronically:

• Go to the website of the Family Benefits Office of the Federal Employment Agency and call up the notification of change. For authentication, you will need either
  
  • the new ID card with online ID function or
  • the eID card for EU citizens and nationals of the European Economic Area or
  • an electronic residence permit.
• Fill in the online notification of change directly on your computer and upload the necessary documents.
• The notification of change and the uploaded documents will be sent directly to the family benefits office.

Communicate changes in analog form:

If you do not wish to notify changes electronically, you can have the online notification of change sent to you or print out the form yourself. Please sign it and send it by post to the relevant family benefits office.

• Go to the website of the Family Benefits Office of the Federal Employment Agency and call up the notification of change.
• Print out the notification of change or have it printed out and sent to you by the family benefits office.
• You can also print out the notification of change directly and fill it in by hand.
• You can also obtain the form from your local family benefits office.

Legal bases

• § 6a Bundeskindergeldgesetz (BKGG)