Kids are great, but man oh man they are expensive. Fortunately, the government also does its part when it comes to child benefit. But how much child benefit can you actually expect? You can read more about this in this article!
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As mentioned, the government contributes to the costs associated with raising a child in the form of child benefits. That's nice of course. How much child benefit you receive depends on two factors.
Contrary to popular belief, how much child benefit you receive does not depend on the income of the parents. The amount does change every now and then. For example, as of 1 July 2018, the amounts have been adjusted again (slightly increased).
Almost everyone who lives or works in the Netherlands and has children, stepchildren and sometimes foster children under the age of 18 receives this contribution from the SVB (Sociale Verzekeringsbank). Keep in mind that a foster allowance can ensure that child benefit is no longer reimbursed.
If you would like to know more about how much child benefit you will receive, how to calculate and apply for it, read on.
As a parent you can claim child benefit. In some cases, even if your child lives abroad. As soon as you declare your first child to the municipality, the municipality will notify the SVB of the birth of your child. After approximately 2 to 4 weeks you will receive a letter from the SVB, after which you can apply for child benefit on the site or via a form from the SVB.
You don't have to do anything with a next child that was born in the Netherlands if you are already receiving child benefit. How much child benefit you will receive is automatically adjusted by the SVB and you will receive a letter stating the new amount. Handy!
Note, in the following cases you must report the birth to SVB yourself:
It depends on the age of your child and where your child lives, how much child benefit you receive.
If your child turns 6, you will receive more child benefit in the next quarter. The amount will increase again as soon as your child turns 12 years old. If you have a child between the ages of 3 and 18 who does not live with you at home due to a disability, for example, then this entails high costs. In such a situation it is sometimes possible to apply for double child benefit. If your child of 16 or 17 has a side job, the earnings can influence how much child benefit you still receive.
Do you want to see at the push of a button how much child benefit you receive per quarter for 1 or more children? Oncalculate.nl you will find a handy online tool for a test calculation, where you only have to enter the year and age of your children. The child benefit calculation module then does the rest. This way you can immediately see how much you have to repay overpaid child benefit and how much money you are entitled to.
That depends on your child's date of birth. Was your child born in the second quarter, for example, but not on the first day of the second quarter? Then you will not receive child benefit for the second quarter. The first child benefit that you then receive will not be paid until the third quarter. And you will not receive it until this third quarter is over. So a long wait.
Example :Your child was born on April 5. Then you will not receive your child benefit for the third quarter until the beginning of the fourth quarter (1 October).
Example :Your child was born on April 1. Then you will also receive child benefit in the second quarter. You now know how much child benefit you will receive and you will receive this at the beginning of June (beginning of the third quarter).
In principle, the child benefit is paid every quarter. The payment takes place afterwards, which means that the payment of the previous quarter will start at the beginning of January. And we can be even more specific in this. In 2018 we have already received three child benefit payments and one more payment is planned:
The payment of child benefit for the last quarter of 2018 will therefore only take place in 2019.
It is also true that the banks are obliged to immediately pay the child benefit on the same day. Only the time can differ per bank.
