You can receive compensation if you are unable to work due to the care of your children as a result of the closure of schools, childcare facilities or a lockdown/quarantine ordered for the child and have therefore suffered a loss of earnings (Section 56 (1a) IfSG).
The entitlement was limited until 23/09/2022 for measures in connection with COVID-19.
Applications must be submitted within two years of the end of the closure of the school/care facility or the end of isolation/quarantine. It is therefore no longer possible to submit applications for measures in connection with COVID-19.
Payment and application to the competent authority is made by the employer in the case of employees. Self-employed persons submit their application to the competent authority themselves.
Amount of compensation:
The compensation amounts to 67 per cent of net income and is granted for up to ten weeks in the case of non-single parents and up to 20 weeks in the case of single parents. It is limited to a maximum monthly amount of EUR 2,016.
Legal basis
Infektionsschutzgesetz (IfSG):
- § 31 Berufliches Tätigkeitsverbot
- § 30 Absonderung
- §§ 56 ff. Entschädigung
Berufsbildungsgesetz (BBiG):
- § 19 Absatz 1 Ziffer 2 Buchstabe b Fortzahlung der Vergütung
Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB):
- § 616 Vorübergehende Verhinderung
Verordnung über die Zuständigkeiten nach dem Infektionsschutzgesetz (IfSG ZustV):
Gesetz zur Ausführung der Verwaltungsgerichtsordnung (AGVwGO):
- § 15 Ausschluss des Vorverfahrens Absatz 6