Childcare Benefit (flat-rate or income-related)
Kinderbetreuungsgeld (pauschal oder einkommensabhängig)
Paid by Österreichische Gesundheitskasse (ÖGK) · 🇦🇹 Austria
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 4 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
3 documents you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
Einkommensabhängiges Kinderbetreuungsgeld beträgt 80 % des letzten Nettoeinkommens; die pauschale Variante wird je nach gewählter Bezugsdauer als Tagessatz ausgezahlt.
A researcher has read this record against the official page.
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.bundeskanzleramt.gv.at
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Other family & children support in Austria
23 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Multiple-Child Supplement (from 3rd child)
- Sibling Scale-Up of Family Allowance
- Increased Family Allowance for Children with Severe Disabilities
- Maternity Allowance
- Family Time Bonus (paternity month allowance)
- Partnership Bonus (shared childcare benefit)
- Maintenance Advance for Children
- Care Leave / Part-Time Care Leave (with care leave benefit)
- Subsidy for 24-Hour Home Care
- Free Kindergarten in Vienna
- Free Kindergarten in Burgenland
- Free Kindergarten in Carinthia
- Free Half-Day Kindergarten in Upper Austria
- Free Morning Kindergarten in Lower Austria
- Compulsory Free Final Kindergarten Year
- Lower Austria family pass
- Upper Austria family card
- Salzburg family pass
- Styrian family pass
- Tyrol family pass
- Carinthia family card
- Burgenland family card
- Vorarlberg family pass
Similar programmes
Care Leave / Part-Time Care Leave (with care leave benefit)
Österreichische Gesundheitskasse (ÖGK)
Maternity Allowance
Österreichische Gesundheitskasse (ÖGK)
Subsidy for 24-Hour Home Care
Sozialministeriumservice und Bundesländer
Maintenance Advance for Children
Republik Österreich (Bezirksgericht / Pflegschaftsgericht)
Family Allowance (child benefit)
Bundesministerium für Finanzen / Finanzamt Österreich
Increased Family Allowance for Children with Severe Disabilities
Finanzamt Österreich / Sozialministeriumservice