Questions about child benefit and budget management?

Questioner

our debt restructuring has ended with a clean slate. Now we still have the voluntary budget management that we keep but now she does not want to transfer our child benefit a small part but, is this possible?

Lawyer

Given your story, I will assume for the sake of completeness that the WSNP has been fully settled. You have also opted for voluntary budget management. The aim of this is to prevent or control debts so that they do not become larger. You grant a power of attorney to the budget manager, so that he or she can make payments on your behalf and for your benefit. Usually, with budget management, all your income must come in to be able to pay, among other things, the fixed costs and the household money. Child benefit is in principle considered as income and will therefore be managed by the budget manager. Child benefit is namely intended as a contribution to the maintenance costs of the child. The child benefit may therefore be used for the costs of, among other things, housing, clothing, but also for paying a bill from an energy company. At the start of the budget management this should be discussed with you and it will also be determined which part of the amount will be withheld and which part will be paid out to you or you can keep yourself. These agreements are recorded in a budget plan. The answer to your question therefore depends on the agreements you have made with the budget manager and what has been recorded in a budget plan. I advise you to check what has been specifically agreed on regarding child benefit and to enter into a discussion with the budget manager. Usually you can receive the entire amount of child benefit if you can indicate what you want to use it for and submit the receipts afterwards.