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childcare allowance
A state financial benefit for parents who care for their young children at home and do not use a publicly funded daycare center.
Sie haben für das zweite Lebensjahr ihres Kindes Betreuungsgeld beantragt.
They applied for childcare allowance for the second year of their child's life.
'Betreuungsgeld' (childcare allowance) is a compound noun. It consists of 'die Betreuung' (care/supervision) and 'das Geld' (money). The '-s-' in the middle is a linking S that connects the two words. Literally, it means 'money for care.'
Die Höhe des Betreuungsgeldes ist gesetzlich festgelegt.
The amount of the childcare allowance is set by law.
Because it is a state benefit, 'Betreuungsgeld' (childcare allowance) is often used with verbs from an administrative context. Typical phrases are: 'Betreuungsgeld beantragen' (to apply for childcare allowance), 'Betreuungsgeld bekommen' (to get childcare allowance), or 'Betreuungsgeld erhalten' (to receive childcare allowance).
Um Betreuungsgeld zu erhalten, muss man einen Antrag ausfüllen.
To receive childcare allowance, you have to fill out an application.
This word is a specific term from German family and social policy. You often hear or read it in the news and in political discussions about support for families.
Die Einführung des Betreuungsgeldes war politisch sehr umstritten.
The introduction of the childcare allowance was politically very controversial.
child benefit
'Kindergeld' and 'Betreuungsgeld' can be confused because both are financial benefits for parents with children. 'Kindergeld' is general support for the costs of the child. 'Betreuungsgeld', on the other hand, refers to a benefit for parents who care for young children at home and do not use a publicly funded daycare center. So the most important difference is the purpose: 'Kindergeld' is about providing for the child, while 'Betreuungsgeld' is about a specific form of childcare.
Die Familie erkundigt sich nach Betreuungsgeld, weil das kleine Kind zu Hause betreut wird.
The family is asking about childcare allowance because the young child is cared for at home.
Sie bringt morgen die Unterlagen mit, damit sie das Kindergeld beantragen kann.
She is bringing the documents tomorrow so that she can apply for child benefit.