Unterhaltsvorschuss für Kinder von Alleinerziehenden - Anspruch jährlich überprüfen

Do you receive maintenance advance? In this case, the maintenance advance office checks annually whether all the requirements for entitlement to maintenance advance are still met.

The maintenance advance is a state benefit for children of single parents. The maintenance advance is a social benefit with which the youth welfare offices support single parents with at least one dependent child. The maintenance advance helps single parents to secure their child's financial livelihood. The prerequisite for this is that the other parent does not pay maintenance, or only pays it partially or not regularly. The other parent must later repay the advance if they do not pay maintenance, even though they could pay maintenance in full or in part. You are also entitled to advance maintenance payments for your child under the following conditions:

• You and your child live together in Germany
• You are raising your child alone and clearly have the main responsibility for raising the child
• The other parent pays your child no maintenance at all, only irregular maintenance or only maintenance that is less than the maintenance advance.

For children aged 12 to 17, the following additional conditions apply:

• Your child is not dependent on SGB II benefits,
• Your child would not be dependent on SGB II benefits with the maintenance advance or

if you receive SGB II benefits, you must also have your own income of at least EUR 600 gross per month.

You can also receive maintenance advance if it is not clear who the father of the child is. It does not matter whether there is a court judgment on paternity or an acknowledgement of paternity from the youth welfare office.

If you are widowed, you can receive advance maintenance payments for your child.

The responsible maintenance advance office will check annually whether you are entitled to maintenance advance.

You must answer the relevant questions and submit documents for the check.

Notify the maintenance advance office immediately of any changes in your circumstances during the entire period in which you are receiving benefits. Contact the maintenance advance office, even if you are unsure. This will help you to avoid possible reclaims of benefits.

• Proof of failure to pay maintenance
• If applicable, proof of the income of both parents

• You already receive maintenance advance.
• You are a single parent and live in a household with your child.
• You live in Germany.
• The other parent pays no or irregular maintenance for your child, or pays less than agreed.
• Children between the ages of 12 and 17 are not dependent on SGB II benefits.
• The single parent You have your own gross income of at least EUR 600 per month.

There are no costs.

Inform the maintenance advance office immediately if your circumstances change.

• Opposition
• Compulsory action

• Advance maintenance payments Annual review of entitlement Approval
• Regular information is mandatory
• Annual review
• Maintenance advance office checks requirements:
  • Social benefit for single parents:
    • at least 1 dependent child
    • Possible with unresolved paternity
  • the other parent:
    • does not pay
    • pays incompletely
    • pays irregularly
    • may have to pay back maintenance
  • for children aged 12 to 17:
    • does not receive SGB II benefits
    • at least EUR 600 in addition to SGB II benefits (e.g. citizen's allowance)
• Competent authority requires proof
• Communicate all changes immediately
• Responsible office: Maintenance advance office