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Child benefit per child per month

259 EUR/month

2026, from 2026-01-01 · verified 2026-10-03 against the official source · next expected change 2027-01-01

§ 66 (1) Das Kindergeld beträgt monatlich für jedes Kind 259 Euro.

key

de/kindergeld/kindergeld

value

259 EUR/month

period

2026

effective

2026-01-01 to date

source

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/estg/__66.html

verified

2026-10-03 — fresh (34 days ago; next check by 2026-12-15)

next expected change

2027-01-01 (annual: a fixed day each year)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

previous

255 EUR/month (2025) from 2025-01-01

scope

Monthly child benefit per child, income-independent, same amount for every child since 2023.

hash

sha256:0435a12ba635eed74dca38a6c437db510770727d8eb8563e8bad4c4de7475646

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/de/kindergeld/kindergeld?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/de/kindergeld/kindergeld

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  "key": "de/kindergeld/kindergeld",
  "label": "Child benefit per child per month",
  "value": 259,
  "unit": "EUR/month",
  "period": "2026",
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  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-03",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-12-15",
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  "nextExpectedChange": "2027-01-01",
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 34,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "previous": {
    "value": 255,
    "period": "2025",
    "effectiveFrom": "2025-01-01",
    "source": "https://www.recht.bund.de/bgbl/1/2024/449/regelungstext.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2"
  },
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  "hash": "sha256:0435a12ba635eed74dca38a6c437db510770727d8eb8563e8bad4c4de7475646",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
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    "keys": "https://databutler.dev/.well-known/jwks.json"
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  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/de/kindergeld/kindergeld",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-03 against https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/estg/__66.html"
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