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Gainful employment of an adult child



Details of employment for children over 18

After completing initial vocational training or first degree studies, adult children can be considered during further training, provided they are not in full-time employment. The following activities are permissible:

  • Part-time employment up to 20 hours per week
    A contractually agreed regular weekly working time of a maximum of 20 hours is allowed. A training service relationship is also not considered employment.
  • Marginal employment (Minijob)
    Marginal employment is permissible if the earnings from several Minijobs do not exceed the marginal earnings limit of 538 Euro per month in total. The number of monthly work assignments and weekly working hours do not matter.
  • Short-term employment
    Short-term employment is permissible if it is limited to a maximum of 3 months or 70 working days in the calendar year and is not carried out on a professional basis. If the work is carried out on at least 5 days per week, the 3-month limit applies. For fewer working days, the limit is 70 days. There is no wage limit. Important: The 20-hour week limit must not be exceeded in total.
Conditions for the child allowance

The child allowance can still be claimed if the child:

  • is in further training,
  • is in a transition period of up to four months between two training phases or between training and voluntary service,
  • was unable to start or continue vocational training due to a lack of training places,
  • has completed a voluntary social or ecological year, a European or development policy voluntary service, a voluntary service for all generations, an International Youth Voluntary Service, a Federal Voluntary Service or a similar service abroad (§ 5 Federal Voluntary Service Act).
Important note

According to the Federal Fiscal Court, the training and not the employment must be the main focus in order to continue to be entitled to child benefit or the child allowance. This is particularly relevant in the case of multi-stage vocational training, such as postgraduate studies.

Details of employment for children over 18


Field help

Has the child already completed initial vocational training or first degree?

Select "Yes" if your child has already completed vocational training or studies.

Important: After completion of a first-time vocational training / a first degree, children of full age are only taken into account if they are not in gainful employment. Gainful employment of up to 20 hours per week of contractually agreed regular weekly working time or a training employment relationship does not count.

Did the child have a job (not apprenticeship)?

Select "Yes" if your child is in employment after completing vocational training or studies.


Important: After completion of a first-time vocational training / a first degree, children of full age are only taken into account if they are not in gainful employment. Gainful employment of up to 20 hours per week or a training employment relationship does not count.

Did the child have one or more mini-jobs?

Select "Yes" if your child had one or more mini-jobs after completing his/her vocational training or studies.

Important: Part-time employment with a monthly salary of up to 538 Euro does not count. It does not have any negative effects if there are several part-time jobs at the same time and the total amount of pay does not exceed 538 Euro per month.

Did the child have other gainful employment?

Select "Yes" if your child was gainfully employed after completing vocational training or studies.



Important: After completing initial vocational training / studies, children of full age are only taken into account if they are not gainfully employed. Gainful employment up to 20 hours per week or a training service relationship are harmless.


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(Agreed) regular weekly working hours

Specify the agreed regular weekly working hours of your child.

Important: After completion of initial vocational training/a first degree, adult children are only taken into account if they are not in gainful employment. Employment up to 20 hours per week or employment for training purposes does not count as gainful employment.

A temporary working time of more than 20 hours per week is permitted if:

  • The working time is increased for a maximum of 2 months per year and
  • The average weekly working time is a maximum of 20 hours during the entire year.

However, the main emphasis must be on vocational training and not on the job itself.

Employment period

Enter the employment period during which the child was employed.

Important: After completion of a first-time vocational training / a first degree, children of full age are only taken into account if they are not in gainful employment. Gainful employment of up to 20 hours per week or a training employment relationship does not count.

Employment period

Specify the period of employment during which the child has performed a mini-job.

Important: Part-time employment with a monthly salary of up to 538 Euro does not count. It does not have any negative effects if there are several part-time jobs at the same time and the total amount of pay does not exceed 538 Euro per month.

(Agreed) regular weekly working hours

Enter here the agreed regular weekly working hours of your child.

Important: Part-time employment with a monthly salary of up to 538 Euro does not count. It does not have any negative effects if there are several part-time jobs at the same time and the total amount of pay does not exceed 538 Euro per month.

Has the regular working time for this employment been temporarily increased?

Select "yes" here if the agreed regular working time for this employment is only temporary, meaning more than 20 hours for a maximum of 2 months in the calendar year.

Temporary working time of over 20 hours per week is allowed if:

  • the working time is increased by a maximum of 2 months per year and
  • the average working week does not exceed 20 hours per week throughout the year.
Period of the increase

Specify the period in which the agreed regular working time is temporarily (for a maximum of 2 months in the calendar year) more than 20 hours.

Temporary working time of over 20 hours per week is allowed if:

  • the working time is increased by a maximum of 2 months per year and
  • the average working week does not exceed 20 hours per week throughout the year.
Increased regular working time

Enter here increased regular working time.

Temporary working time of over 20 hours per week is allowed if:

  • the working time is increased by a maximum of 2 months per year and
  • the average working week does not exceed 20 hours per week throughout the year.

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