Sparmaßnahmen: Entwurf: Unterhaltsvorschuss nur noch bis 40.000 Euro
Wenn der andere Elternteil keinen Unterhalt zahlt, springt der Staat für Kinder Alleinerziehender ein. Ein Gesetzentwurf sieht nun eine Einkommensgrenze vor – beschlossen ist aber noch nichts.
Bundesfamilienministerin Karin Prien (CDU) announced in the Bundestag that the new law proposed by the Family Ministry will eliminate the possibility of assisting higher-earning single parents with a child support advance if the other parent fails to pay. The formula, which is still pending approval in cabinet and at subsequent Bundestag debates, sets the upper limit at €40,000 in taxable income for a single parent with one child.
For each additional child, this limit increases by €10,000. Prien stated that the lower threshold is likely to be around €4,500 in gross monthly income for one child. The primary aim of the legislation is to more effectively engage delinquent parents in fulfilling their child support obligations, emphasizing that children need support primarily from their parents.
The federal government recovered only about 17% of the €3.2 billion spent on child support advances in 2024 from the responsible parents, with the rest coming from the federal and state budgets. Both the Union and SPD had previously agreed in their coalition contract to exert greater pressure on non-paying parents, including through stricter penalties such as driver's license suspension and increasing the recovery rate for child support advances.
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