What is the amount of the basic need (Regelbedarf)?

In order to guarantee a living standard, the basic needs have been increased as of 1 January 2023.

Basic needs

Entitled to benefits	Standard rate	Basic needs level
Single person / single parent	502 Euro (+ 53 Euro)	Basic needs level 1
Couples per partner / communities of need	451 Euro (+ 47 Euro)	Basic needs level 2
Full-aged in institutions (according to SGB XII)	402 Euro (+ 42 Euro)	Basic needs level 3
Non-working adults under 25 years in the household of parents	402 Euro (+ 42 Euro)	Basic needs level 3
Youth from 14 to 17 years	420 Euro (+ 44 Euro)	Basic needs level 4
Children from 6 to 13 years	348 Euro (+ 37 Euro)	Basic needs level 5
Children from 0 to 5 years	318 Euro (+ 33 Euro)	Basic needs level 6

Children and adolescents with basic needs level 3 to 6 receive, in addition to their basic support, an emergency supplement for children in the amount of 20 Euro per month until the introduction of a basic child allowance.