Maternity Allowance
Wochengeld
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.
Gated on a personal circumstance. This programme depends on pregnancy, new baby or adoption — a condition the structured eligibility fields below do not capture. Read the official page carefully before assuming you qualify.
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.
1 document you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
Das Wochengeld ersetzt das durchschnittliche Nettoarbeitsentgelt der letzten 13 Wochen bzw. drei Monate vor Beginn des Beschäftigungsverbots.
https://www.oegk.at/cdscontent/?contentid=10007.867346&portal=oegkportal
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Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.oegk.at
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Related reading: How to read a grant eligibility rule
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
- Childcare Benefit (flat-rate or income-related)
- 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
Childcare Benefit (flat-rate or income-related)
Österreichische Gesundheitskasse (ÖGK)
Care Leave / Part-Time Care Leave (with care leave benefit)
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