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Expat parents at home in Germany
5.0on Google · 9 reviews
100+cases supported
Recommended by midwives
Why people book

You have read about this for hours. You are still not sure.

  • “How is the amount of my Elterngeld worked out?”
    Elterngeld replaces 65 to 100 % of your net income before the birth (§ 2 BEEG). At least €300, at most €1,800 a month.
  • “Which income counts, and from which months?”
    For employees, the 12 months before the month of birth (§ 2b BEEG). With a business on the side, usually your last tax year.
  • “What is the difference between Basis, Plus and Bonus?”
    Plus is at most half of Basis but runs twice as long. The Bonus adds up to 4 Plus months each if you both work 24 to 32 hours a week (§ 4b BEEG).
Marijke, Elterngeld advisor
Meet Marijke
About Elterngeld Help

You don't need to know everything about Elterngeld. Just what applies to you.

We deal with Elterngeld every day. The rules, the deadlines, the weird questions and the paperwork nobody wants to spend their evenings on.

Our job is simple: help you understand your Elterngeld and get it done.

Always there for you

We go the extra mile for every case and are happy to answer your questions, during and after the call. In German or native English.

More than a call

In your account you play through scenarios, collect your documents and download everything at the end.

48 hours, guaranteed

Within 48 hours of the call you have everything you need. That is our standard, with no express surcharge.

Inside the call

Your case, explained step by step.

45 minutes with your advisor. We go through your case, your options and your Elterngeld plan together.

AgendaYour situationCalculationPlanYour dataNext steps
Marijke
Marijke

Welcome, Sarah and Tom.

Today we go through your situation, calculate your Elterngeld, plan the months and finish with the documents.

1Your situation8 min
2Calculation15 min
3Plan12 min
4Your data5 min
5Next steps5 min
At a glance

What you get.

What's included

  • 45 minute personal consultation by video, in English
  • Your months calculated and planned: Basiselterngeld, ElterngeldPlus, Partnerschaftsbonus
  • Your Elterngeld plan and all the documents your case needs
  • A document checklist for your case
  • Questions by email until everything is submitted
  • Both parents, one price

How it works

  1. Pick a time and pay2 minutes

    Choose a free slot and pay €239 once.

  2. Fill in the questionnaireabout 6 minutes

    A few questions on income, job and due date, so we are prepared.

  3. Consultation45 minutes

    We go through your case, plan your months and answer every question.

  4. Plan and documentswithin 48 hours

    Print them, sign them and submit them yourself.

Your total time: about an hour, plus your documents.

Not sure yet whether it is worth it for you? We can clear that up first in the free call.

Our guarantees

Two promises. Zero risk.

48 hours after the call, or it's free

If your plan and documents are late, you owe us nothing.

Not eligible? Full refund

If our check shows you do not qualify for Elterngeld at all, we refund the full amount paid.

€239 isn't nothing. A badly planned Bemessungszeitraum can cost considerably more.

We're not the only ones who find this helpful.

Here's what parents say after we've worked through their cases with them. These reviews appear exactly as written on Google.

Really helpful service for anyone dealing with Elterngeld in Germany. The free tools were already incredibly useful, and when I had questions, I could always get help quickly. The whole process felt much less complicated thanks to Elterngeld Help. Thank you again 🙏

I had a couple of questions that I couldn't really find answers to online. Sent them over and got a helpful answer pretty quickly. That was probably the most useful part for me.

We had a slightly unusual situation because of our income and I didn't want to rely on a generic calculator. We booked a consultation and went through everything together. I came away feeling much more confident about the application.

5.0on Google · 9 reviews

Honest answers

What you're probably still wondering.

Not necessarily. If your case is simple, our €79 Elterngeld tool gets you there on your own. The consultation is worth it if you have open questions or your case is not straightforward.
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