Child benefit
Comparison in Europe
The following numbers cannot be compared directly because of different preconditions and taxation systems. The purpose of child benefits in Germany is to ensure that the subsistence level for a child is not taxed as required by the constitution.

Child benefit

Section Title: Comparison in Europe
Table Section Text: The following numbers cannot be compared directly because of different preconditions and taxation systems. The purpose of child benefits in Germany is to ensure that the subsistence level for a child is not taxed as required by the constitution.

Flag of Belgium Belgium	Flag of Denmark Denmark	Flag of Germany Germany

1 child	€77.05	Each child age 0 - 3	€145	First child	€194

2 children	€219.63	Each child age 3 - 7	€131	Second child	€194

3 children	€432.50	Each child age 7 - 18	€103	Third child	€200

Each additional child	€212.87	Each additional child	€225

Flag of Greece Greece	Flag of France France	Flag of Ireland Ireland

1 child	€5.87	1 child	1 child	€140

2 children	€18	2 children	€120.32	2 children	€280

3 children	€40	3 children	€274.47	3 children	€420

4 children	€48	4 children	€428.62	Multiplier for twins	× 1.5

Each additional child	€8.07	5 children	€582.77	Multiplier for triplets and quadruplets	× 2

Each additional child	€154.15

Flag of Iceland Iceland	Flag of Italy Italy	Flag of Luxemburg Luxembourg

1 child (married parents)	€115.25	Annual income of parents up to €11,422.98	€250.48	Each child aged under 6	€265

2 or more children (married parents)	€137.17	Annual income between €27,693.04 and €30,403.39	€38.73	Each child aged 6-11	€285

1 child (single parent)	€191.92	Annual income above €43,962.05	No more payments	Each child aged 12 or over	€315

2 or more children (single parent)	€196.83

Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands	Flag of Norway Norway	Flag of Austria Austria

Children under 6 years	€58.11	For every child born after 1 January 1995	NOK 972 (€129)	First child aged under 3	€105.40

Children aged 6–11	€70.57	In the northernmost areas of the country, an additional	NOK 316 (€42)	First child aged 3-9	€112.70

Children aged 12–17	€82.02	First child aged 10-18	€130.90

First child aged 19 or older	€152.70

Second child	€12.80

Each additional child	€25.50

Flag of Finland Finland	Flag of Sweden Sweden	Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom

First child	€100	1 child	SEK 1,250	First child under 16	£82 (€105)

Second child	€110.50	2 children	SEK 2,650	Other children under 16	£54.20 (€70)

Third child	€131	3 children	SEK 4,480

Additional children	€151.50	4 children	SEK 6,740

5 children	SEK 9,240

6 children	SEK 11,740

Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein	Flag of Spain Spain	Flag of Switzerland Switzerland

1 child	CHF 260 (€215)	Children under 18 (not-disabled)	€24.25	Child supplement per child (under 16)	CHF 200 to CHF 400 (€165 to €330)

Twins, or over 3 children	CHF 310 (€260)	Children under 18 (disabled)	€48.47	Education supplement per child (aged 16 - 25)	CHF 250 to CHF 525 (€210 to €440)

Each child aged 10 or older	CHF 310 (€260)	Children under 18 (disability >75 %)	€381.19

Children under 18 (disability >65 %)	€260.79

Poland Poland

First child of impoverished families	PLN 500 (€120)

Second and every subsequent child (all families)	PLN 500 (€120)

Sentence(s)

When a child turns 6 years old, the amount increases to €285.

final_sentence: When a child turns 6 years old, the amount increases to €285.