Vätermonate

Elterngeld for fathers: how many months are possible?

Up to twelve months of basic Elterngeld, not just the two “partner months”. See what more father months would pay or cost you.

Calculate a plan with more father months — free

Free, no account. Only the plan dossier, your plan as a PDF, costs €14.90, once.

A father lies on the living-room floor and lifts his baby into the air, laughing.

Does it add up?

That depends on your two salaries. The calculator shows it in euros, month by month, next to the split that pays most.

All the rules on splitting