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Child (first name)
Enter the first name of the child who is part of your household.
For an adult child to be counted as part of your household, they do not necessarily have to live there permanently. What matters is that there is a family home that the child uses and that you are responsible for the child's welfare. There must also be a family relationship between you and the child.
A disabled child living in a care home is also considered part of your household if you bring them home from time to time. This also applies to children in education (university, vocational training, etc.) and children doing voluntary military service or federal voluntary service who live away from home and regularly return to the parental home. The child must stay at your home for at least six weeks per year.
Children for whom no child allowances can be granted (e.g. due to exceeding the age limit) should not be entered here.
If you do not have a claim to child benefit or child tax allowances for an adult child, you can claim the (financial) support as an extraordinary burden (2024 up to 982 Euro per month). You can provide this information in section Außergewöhnliche Belastungen (Unterhalt an bedürftige Personen).
