New regulations for child sickness benefit: relief in sight for parents

Changes to child sickness benefits: effects and analysis

Health Minister Karl Lauterbach is planning to ease child sickness benefits in order to reduce bureaucracy and relieve the burden on parents. The planned changes primarily affect doctor visits and the duration of child sickness benefit.

Visit the doctor from the fourth day of illness

Lauterbach confirmed that in future parents will only have to take their child to the doctor from the fourth day of illness in order to receive child sickness benefit. This measure aims to reduce bureaucracy and ease the burden on mothers and fathers. Simplifying the process could lead to faster use of child sickness benefit and thus improve parents' financial security.

Child sickness benefit for 15 instead of 10 days

In addition, parents should now be able to take a total of 15 days off work per parent to look after their sick child. Although this number seems less compared to the 30 days during the pandemic, it still represents an increase compared to the previous 10 days. This change could lead to a better work-life balance for parents, thereby improving their productivity and well-being.

Impact on the market and the financial industry

The planned changes could have a positive impact on the labor market as parents have a better work-life balance. This could help reduce the number of parents leaving the labor market due to childcare. In addition, the longer payment period for child sickness benefit would allow insurance companies and health insurance companies to develop adjusted tariffs and products in order to respond to the changing needs of customers.

When do the new regulations apply?

According to the Health Minister's plans, the changes should ideally come into force this winter cold season. Prompt implementation could provide parents with quicker relief and demonstrate the effectiveness of the measures.

According to a report by www.brisant.de,