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.
