Entschädigung nach dem Infektionsschutzgesetz für Verdienstausfälle sorgeberechtigter Personen beantragen

Your child is affected by a school or daycare closure and you can no longer work because of it? Find out here how you will be reimbursed for loss of earnings.

Working custodians are entitled to compensation for their loss of earnings if schools or daycare centers have been closed for reasons of infection and they ensure the care of their child or children themselves. Children must not have reached the age of 12. This age restriction does not apply to disabled children. The entitlement also applies to foster children.

Compensation depends on your earnings.

Compensation is granted for a maximum closure period of 6 weeks. It amounts to 67% of your net earnings, for a full month a maximum of 2,016 euros.

If the facility would close anyway due to holidays, this rule does not apply in principle.

If you have concluded a childcare contract with an after-school care facility, you are also entitled to compensation during the school holidays.

Before you receive this compensation, you must exhaust all other reasonable care options. These are, for example, childcare by family members or friends, home office, reduction of time credits or vacation.

Care by so-called "risk groups" should be avoided. These include, above all, the elderly or people with pre-existing conditions.

In the case of short-time work, there is no entitlement to compensation.

The following applies to employees:

Your employer will pay you the compensation for the duration of the closure period, for a maximum of 6 weeks. The employer will be reimbursed for the amounts paid out by the competent authority.

Therefore, inform your employer immediately about your childcare situation so that he or she can apply for compensation. If your employer (especially smaller companies) is unable to make advance payments, you can apply for advances in the expected amount of the reimbursement.

In exceptional cases, you can submit the application for compensation yourself.

The following applies to employers:

You must pay the compensation to your employees for the duration of the closure period, for a maximum of 6 weeks (advance payment). You may be reimbursed by the competent authority for the sums paid.

Contributions to pension, long-term care and health insurance can also be reimbursed.

You can also apply for an advance.

The following applies to the self-employed:

You will be reimbursed directly from the competent authority.

For the calculation of the loss of earnings, your last annual profit is taken into account. This is divided by 12.

Contributions to pension, long-term care and health insurance can also be reimbursed.

You can also apply for an advance.

The following applies to home workers:

Unlike the self-employed, your average monthly income is taken into account for the calculation.

For employees:

• Application (your employer will provide this online for you)
• In any case, employers must attach the statements of compensation for the employees concerned.
• Certificate from the school/care facility stating that emergency care has not been provided. A corresponding template is available on the Ifsg-online.de website.

For the self-employed:

• Application (online)
• For the self-employed, the last income tax assessment or a certificate from the commissioned tax office on the amount of loss of earnings serves as proof.
• Certificate from the school/care facility stating that emergency care has not been provided. A corresponding template is available on the Ifsg-online.de website.

Parents are entitled to compensation for their loss of earnings due to childcare if:

• You are caring for your child(ren) yourself due to the closure of a childcare facility or school by the authorities
• And your child is younger than 12 years old or has a disability and is dependent on help
• And you have a loss of earnings
• And you have custody of this child
• And you have no other reasonable care option.

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The compensation procedure shall be carried out by the competent authority. Employers and self-employed persons submit applications, employees can only submit applications in exceptional cases.

The payment is instructed by the competent authority and is made directly to the account details provided by the applicant. Applicants will receive a notification of this.

An entitlement exists from 30.03.2020 at the earliest.

Applications must be submitted within 3 months of the end of the necessary childcare.

Anyone who has to care for their (foster) child(ren) during the pandemic because the crèche, daycare center, school or after-school care center has been closed by the authorities and is therefore temporarily unable to work is entitled to compensation under certain conditions. For this, at least one of the children must be under 12 years old or disabled and dependent on help. The Infection Protection Act stipulates that those affected receive pro rata compensation for their loss of earnings for a maximum of 6 weeks.