Our Story
I moved to Hamburg for love. Figuring out Elterngeld was not part of the plan.
We are a German-Dutch couple who turned the 200 pages of Elterngeld regulation into tools that finally work in English.
How it started
Moving to another country sounds exciting until you need to fill out forms in a language you barely speak. Nobody tells you that having a baby in Germany comes with a stack of deadlines, German-only websites, and words like Bemessungszeitraum.
I spent way too many evenings googling things like “what is Elterngeld” and “Kindergeld deadline English”. Every time I thought I understood something, there was another form. That parents can only receive Basiselterngeld at the same time for one month? That Mutterschaftsleistungen get offset against your benefit? Nobody had mentioned any of that.
So Jochen and I built what I wish had existed back then. A free guide, a calculator, a planner, and now the full application, pre-filled. All in English. All for expat parents like us.
What we built
Tools that explain, not just calculate.
Most tools ask for your income and spit out a number. Great, but if you don't know what Bemessungszeitraum means, or why Plus might beat Basis in your case, that number won't help you make the right call. Every step in our tools explains what's happening and why it matters.
Free Guide
Eligibility, calculator, and your personal month-by-month plan in under 10 minutes.
Self-service PDF — €49
The 23-page Elterngeld application, pre-filled with your answers. Print, sign, send.
48h Package — €179
45-min consultation call with an expert and your finished application delivered within 48 hours.
Help Center & AI chat
Plain-English explanations of every term and rule, plus a chat trained on the actual BEEG law.
Built on the actual law, not blog posts.
Every calculation and explanation in our tools is based on the BEEG, the German parental benefit law, and the official guidelines from the Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend. Not Reddit threads. Not forum opinions.
That said, we're not lawyers and not the Elterngeldstelle. Our tools help you understand and prepare your application, but the official decision is always made by your local office.
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