Kindergeld in December 2026: every payment before Christmas
Pick your last digit: you see your December date, your January 2027 date and the days for all ten digits.
Time left until Kindergeld December, last digit 0, 3 December 2026
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Kindergeld December 2026, last digit 0
Thu 3 December
Kinderzuschlag arrives the same day. There is no legal right to a particular day.
| January 2027 | Fri 8 January |
| February 2027 | Wed 3 February |
| March 2027 | Wed 3 March |
| Last digit | Payment |
|---|---|
| 0 | Thu 3 December |
| 1 | Fri 4 December |
| 2 | Mon 7 December |
| 3 | Tue 8 December |
| 4 | Wed 9 December |
| 5 | Thu 10 December |
| 6 | Fri 11 December |
| 7 | Mon 14 December |
| 8 | Tue 15 December |
| 9 | Wed 16 December |
| Month | Payment | Weekday |
|---|---|---|
| January | 8 January 2026 | Thursday |
| February | 4 February 2026 | Wednesday |
| March | 4 March 2026 | Wednesday |
| April | 8 April 2026 | Wednesday |
| May | 6 May 2026 | Wednesday |
| June | 3 June 2026 | Wednesday |
| July | 3 July 2026 | Friday |
| August | 5 August 2026 | Wednesday |
| September | 3 September 2026 | Thursday |
| October | 5 October 2026 | Monday |
| November | 4 November 2026 | Wednesday |
| December | 3 December 2026 | Thursday |
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · dates and statutes checked on 28 October 2026
In December 2026 the Familienkasse pays Kindergeld in just two weeks. Last digit 0 receives the money on 3 December 2026, digit 1 on Friday Fri 4 December. After the weekend, digits 2 to 6 follow from Monday Mon 7 December to Friday Fri 11 December. The last three digits arrive on Mon 14 December, Tue 15 December and 16 December 2026. Every payment is therefore in accounts nine days before Christmas Day. The price is a long gap: January 2027's money only starts on 8 January 2027, and digit 9 gets it on 26 January 2027. Depending on the digit, 36 to 41 days separate the December and January payments; only the March to April gap, when Easter pushes the April run back, is similar. There is no Christmas bonus or special payment with Kindergeld; Kinderzuschlag arrives on the same day as always.
Every December 2026 date
| Last digit | Payment |
|---|---|
| 0 | Thursday, 3 December 2026 |
| 1 | Friday, 4 December 2026 |
| 2 | Monday, 7 December 2026 |
| 3 | Tuesday, 8 December 2026 |
| 4 | Wednesday, 9 December 2026 |
| 5 | Thursday, 10 December 2026 |
| 6 | Friday, 11 December 2026 |
| 7 | Monday, 14 December 2026 |
| 8 | Tuesday, 15 December 2026 |
| 9 | Wednesday, 16 December 2026 |
The gap over the new year
The table below puts December 2026 and January 2027 side by side. The right-hand column shows how many days the December money has to last. The reason lies in the calendar: January opens with New Year's Day on a Friday followed by a weekend, so the Familienkasse only starts its run in the second week of January.
| Last digit | December 2026 | January 2027 | Days between |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Thu 3 December | Fri 8 January | 36 |
| 1 | Fri 4 December | Mon 11 January | 38 |
| 2 | Mon 7 December | Tue 12 January | 36 |
| 3 | Tue 8 December | Thu 14 January | 37 |
| 4 | Wed 9 December | Fri 15 January | 37 |
| 5 | Thu 10 December | Mon 18 January | 39 |
| 6 | Fri 11 December | Tue 19 January | 39 |
| 7 | Mon 14 December | Fri 22 January | 39 |
| 8 | Tue 15 December | Mon 25 January | 41 |
| 9 | Wed 16 December | Tue 26 January | 41 |
Other payments in December
December's pension arrives on 31 December 2026, New Year's Eve; so does Grundsicherungsgeld for January 2027 (pension December 2026). Every date of the month is on payment dates December 2026. The Kindergeld dates come from the Familienkasse list; the amount is set by section 66 EStG.
Your January 2027 date
Kindergeld January 2027, last digit 0
Fri 8 January
| February 2027 | Wed 3 February |
| March 2027 | Wed 3 March |
| April 2027 | Mon 5 April |