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If the other parent does not pay a little or no maintenance, the German state will enter and pay a maintenance advance. Last year this amount increased significantly.
Parents who don't pay for their child's support come to the state more and more expensive to stand. In 2024, the federal government and the Länder paid 3.2 billion euros for the support advance. Only a small part of the money could be recovered.[more]]>
According to a media report, the federal government and the Länder paid about 3.2 billion euros of support to single parents last year.
In 2024, the federal government and the Länder paid around 3.2 billion euros in advance to single parents – 551 million more than in the previous year. Only 17 percent of the sum could be recovered from defaulting parents.
Single parents can apply for advance child support payments from the government if the other parent fails to pay child support or does not pay child support regularly. In 2024, the government paid approximately €3.2 billion for this purpose. The government was only able to recoup €554 million.
The federal and state governments paid approximately €3.2 billion in advance maintenance payments to single parents last year. This is according to figures from the Ministry of Family Affairs, which were reported in the newspapers of the Funke Media Group (Tuesday editions). According to the figures, approximately €551 million more in advance maintenance payments were paid in 2024 than in the previous year. The authorities were only able to reco…
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