Kindergeld increase 2027: what is settled and what is not

Pick your last digit: the tool shows when the first Kindergeld of 2027 reaches your account, whatever the amount turns out to be.

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Kindergeld January 2027, last digit 0

Fri 8 January

Kinderzuschlag arrives the same day. There is no legal right to a particular day.

February 2027Wed 3 February
March 2027Wed 3 March
April 2027Mon 5 April
How this is calculated
Kindergeld January 2027: dates for every last digit
Last digitPayment
0Fri 8 January
1Mon 11 January
2Tue 12 January
3Thu 14 January
4Fri 15 January
5Mon 18 January
6Tue 19 January
7Fri 22 January
8Mon 25 January
9Tue 26 January
Kindergeld 2027, last digit 0: every date from the Familienkasse
MonthPaymentWeekday
January8 January 2027Friday
February3 February 2027Wednesday
March3 March 2027Wednesday
April5 April 2027Monday
May5 May 2027Wednesday
June3 June 2027Thursday
July5 July 2027Monday
August4 August 2027Wednesday
September3 September 2027Friday
October5 October 2027Tuesday
November4 November 2027Thursday
December3 December 2027Friday

Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · dates and statutes checked on 28 October 2026

Whether German child benefit (Kindergeld) rises in 2027 is still undecided as of 28 October 2026. Only the current amount is certain: 259 euros per child per month under section 66 of the Income Tax Act. On 28 September 2026 the Federal Government introduced a draft Income Tax Reform Act 2027 in the Bundestag (printed paper 21/8235). It proposes 267 euros from 1 January 2027, 8 euros more, and 272 euros from 1 January 2028. The Bundestag held the first reading on 8 October 2026; the finance committee follows, then the second and third readings and the Bundesrat. The new amount only applies once the act is promulgated in the Federal Law Gazette. The payment dates are already fixed regardless: the first Kindergeld of 2027 arrives between 8 January 2027 and 26 January 2027, depending on the last digit. This site does not calculate amounts.

Where the procedure stands

Kindergeld 2027: legislation, as of 28 October 2026
StepDateStatus
Government bill, printed paper 21/823528 September 2026introduced
First reading in the Bundestag8 October 2026held
Committee stage, second and third reading–pending
Bundesrat, promulgation–pending

The source is the bill on the Bundestag document server. The amount can still change before promulgation; committees often amend bills. The current wording is in section 66 EStG.

What the bill proposes

Kindergeld: current amount and draft
FromKindergeld per child per monthLegal status
1 January 2026€259law in force
1 January 2027€267draft, + €8
1 January 2028€272draft, + €5

The dates are already fixed

Whatever the amount, the Familienkasse pays in January 2027 from 8 January 2027 to 26 January 2027. Every month is on Kindergeld dates 2027; your own list with a calendar file comes from the payment calendar. Other 2027 figures are not settled either: the standard rate for Grundsicherungsgeld 2027 and the pension increase 2027.

First Kindergeld of 2027

Kindergeld January 2027, last digit 0

Fri 8 January

February 2027Wed 3 February
March 2027Wed 3 March
April 2027Mon 5 April
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Common questions

Will Kindergeld rise to 267 euros in 2027?

That is what the government bill proposes, but it has not been passed. Until the act has cleared the Bundestag and Bundesrat and been promulgated, 259 euros applies under section 66 EStG. We only adopt the new amount once it is in the statute.

Does the increase move the January date?

No. January's money arrives between 8 January 2027 for last digit 0 and 26 January 2027 for digit 9. The Familienkasse has already published the dates; they do not depend on whether or when an increase is passed. If an increase is passed late, the difference can be paid afterwards.

Do I need to apply for an increase?

No. The Familienkasse applies a statutory change to the Kindergeld amount on its own; no new application is needed. Do check that your bank details and address are up to date with the Familienkasse so that the payment arrives on time.

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Kindergeld 2027

All twelve months, already published

Kindergeld payment dates

Every 2026 date by last digit

Grundsicherungsgeld 2027

2027 payment days, rate still open

Pension increase 2027

When decided, when first paid

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