Kindergeld payment dates 2026: your date by last digit
Pick the last digit of your Kindergeld number and the month: you see the payment day, the next three months and the dates for every digit.
Time left until Kindergeld November, last digit 0, 4 November 2026
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Kindergeld November 2026, last digit 0
Wed 4 November
Kinderzuschlag arrives the same day. There is no legal right to a particular day.
| December 2026 | Thu 3 December |
| January 2027 | Fri 8 January |
| February 2027 | Wed 3 February |
| Last digit | Payment |
|---|---|
| 0 | Wed 4 November |
| 1 | Thu 5 November |
| 2 | Fri 6 November |
| 3 | Tue 10 November |
| 4 | Wed 11 November |
| 5 | Thu 12 November |
| 6 | Fri 13 November |
| 7 | Mon 16 November |
| 8 | Tue 17 November |
| 9 | Fri 20 November |
| 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
The Familienkasse does not pay German child benefit (Kindergeld) to every family on the same day. It spreads the payments over the month according to the last digit of the Kindergeld number: digit 0 first, digit 9 last. In November 2026 the range runs from 4 November 2026 to 20 November 2026, in December 2026 from 3 December 2026 to 16 December 2026; December starts earlier, so every payment lands before Christmas. Kinderzuschlag, the supplement for low-income families, arrives on the same day as Kindergeld. The dates come from the Familienkasse list, which we copy day by day. The Familienkasse states expressly that there is no right to a particular day and that weekends or holidays can move a date. In 2026 Kindergeld is 259 euros per child per month under section 66 of the Income Tax Act. In January 2027, payments start on 8 January 2027.
The dates for November and December 2026
The next two months at a glance. No nationwide holiday falls within November's payment window; in December the Familienkasse starts on 3 December 2026 and finishes with digit 9 on 16 December 2026, a good week before Christmas.
| Last digit | Payment |
|---|---|
| 0 | Wednesday, 4 November 2026 |
| 1 | Thursday, 5 November 2026 |
| 2 | Friday, 6 November 2026 |
| 3 | Tuesday, 10 November 2026 |
| 4 | Wednesday, 11 November 2026 |
| 5 | Thursday, 12 November 2026 |
| 6 | Friday, 13 November 2026 |
| 7 | Monday, 16 November 2026 |
| 8 | Tuesday, 17 November 2026 |
| 9 | Friday, 20 November 2026 |
| 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 whole of 2026
The next table shows, for each month, the day the Familienkasse pays each last digit. October to December are on the current Familienkasse page; January to September come from the copy of that page from 1 January 2026, because the Familienkasse removes past months.
| Month | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 |
| February | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| March | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
| April | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
| May | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| June | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 |
| July | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
| August | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
| September | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 |
| October | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
| November | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
| December | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
How to read the dates
A date is the day the Familienkasse sends the transfer. The credit usually shows the same day, with some banks only the next morning. If you want to time a direct debit, for nursery fees or school lunches, to Kindergeld, allow two bank business days of margin. The 2027 dates have already been published in full, so you can plan next year now; in January 2027 they run from 8 January 2027 to 26 January 2027.
Where to find your Kindergeld number is explained under Kindergeld number and last digit. The personal payment calendar puts your household's other payment days, such as pension or Grundsicherungsgeld, alongside.
Your Kindergeld in December 2026
Kindergeld December 2026, last digit 0
Thu 3 December
| January 2027 | Fri 8 January |
| February 2027 | Wed 3 February |
| March 2027 | Wed 3 March |