When you have twins, triplets, or more, you don't get separate Elterngeld for each child. Instead, you get one regular Elterngeld plus a €300/month bonus for each additional baby.
Twins = €300 extra Triplets = €600 extra Quadruplets = €900 extra
Lisa has twins. Her Basiselterngeld would be €1,400/month.
Base Elterngeld: €1,400 Twins bonus: +€300 Total: €1,700/month
If she also had the sibling bonus (a toddler at home), that would add another 10%: €1,700 + €170 = €1,870/month
The €300 bonus stays the same even with ElterngeldPlus – it's not halved. So if you're receiving €700/month ElterngeldPlus with twins:
€700 + €300 = €1,000/month
The bonus gives you more money, but not more months. You still have the same 14 Basiselterngeld months to share between parents. Plan accordingly!
Yes, for multiples there is the multiple birth supplement: €300 extra per month for each additional child with Basiselterngeld (€150 with ElterngeldPlus). So +€300 for twins, +€600 for triplets, etc. Additionally, both parents can receive Basiselterngeld simultaneously for more than one month with multiples.
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