What do I not need to declare as wage replacement benefits in the tax return?

There are also tax-free benefits that are not included in the progression clause and therefore do not lead to a higher tax rate. These include in particular:

• Child benefit, parental benefit, housing benefit, social assistance,
• Unemployment benefit II,
• Additional expense allowance for 1-euro jobs.
• Unemployment benefit received from abroad,
• Daily sickness allowance from private health insurance,
• Winter allowance and additional winter expenses,
• Strike pay and lockout pay,
• Military pay for voluntary military service,
• Pocket money for youth voluntary services (from 2011),
• Start-up subsidy for business founders (§ 93 SGB III),
• Care support allowance from 2015 (§ 44a para. 3 SGB XI).