Sibling allowance

If you have more than one child enrolled in a daycare facility, you automatically receive sibling allowance. You don't need to apply for the allowance.

Pladsanvisning/enrollment

Secretariat for Children & Culture
Kirkegade 74
6700 Esbjerg

Telephone hours:
Monday-Tuesday 10.00-13.00
Wednesday closed
Thursday 10.00-16.00
Friday 10.00-13.00

You can receive sibling allowance if you have multiple children enrolled in:

Municipal daycare
Self-owned daycare
After-school care (SFO)
Club
Private institution
Private care arrangement

Here's how much you save:
You pay the full price for the child with the most expensive placement, determined by the municipality. After that, you only pay half price for the other siblings' placements that are eligible for subsidy.

If one of the children changes institutions, you still receive a subsidy, but it may be transferred to another child, depending on which placement is the most expensive.

Siblings at the same address:
Biological siblings, adopted siblings, and stepchildren living in the same household are considered siblings.

For the subsidy to be calculated and then deducted from parental payment, the children must be registered under the same invoice recipient/payer and be registered at the same residential address.

Specific to private childcare
The subsidy for children enrolled in private institutions and private care arrangements is calculated under different rules. You can find more information on this page.

Sibling allowance is not provided for fee-free club offerings or private after-school care (SFO) or preschools.

Particulars about sibling allowance in private care arrangements

You also receive sibling allowance for private care arrangements. In this case, you receive 85% of half the cost of the least expensive age-appropriate daycare.

The subsidy is independent of your income, and you receive it automatically.

The sibling allowance is either deducted from the payment to the municipal/self-owned daycare or paid out alongside the subsidy for the private care arrangement. The subsidy is a fixed monthly amount.

Rates for sibling allowance for private care arrangements in full-time care per 01.01.2022 and 01.01.2023

Overview of subsidies for private care arrangements:
2022	2023
0 - 2 years - full-time 1.157 DKK	0 - 2 years - full-time 1.279 DKK
3 - 5 years - full-time 750 DKK	3 - 5 years - full-time 787 DKK

The sibling allowance is reduced on the 1st of the month when the child turns 3 years old.

Sibling allowance is automatically granted to children enrolled in private institutions.

The sibling allowance is equivalent to 50% of the average co-payment in a corresponding municipal daycare and is provided as a fixed amount.

The amount is independent of the parents' co-payment. If there is financial aid, it is deducted before calculating the sibling allowance. The following subsidy can be obtained at most, and the subsidy cannot exceed the co-payment:

**Overview of subsidies for children in private institutions:**
Maximum subsidy per month for rate 2022:	Maximum subsidy per month for rate 2023:
0-2 years 1.490 DKK	0-2 years 1.597 DKK
3 - 5 years 883 DKK	3 - 5 years 926 DKK

Particulars about sibling allowance in private care arrangements

Subsidies for private care arrangements

Subsidies for children in private institutions