Child support on €1,000 net a month: an amount the CAF tops up
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On €1,000 net a month, the paying parent is only €348 above the table’s subsistence amount of €652. The Ministry of Justice table therefore gives modest support: €47 a month for one child with standard visiting rights, €63 with reduced visiting. That is well below the family support allowance (ASF), €201 per child since 1 April 2026. For a parent raising the child alone this matters: the CAF pays the difference, here €154 a month, as a top-up ASF. At this income level the real issue is less the amount of support than getting it formally set, because that is what opens the right to the top-up. The calculator below gives the figures for one to six children. Over a full year, the table means €564 for one child and €960 for two with standard visiting.
Support on €1,000 net a month
Total support per month
€47
| Per child | €47 |
| Share of income | 4.7 % |
| ASF possible for a single parent | €154 |
Why support stays below the ASF
The table first takes off the subsistence amount, then applies a per-child rate to what is left. With €348 above the subsistence amount, even the highest rate (reduced visiting, one child) only produces €63. Support for one child reaches the ASF at €1,768 of income with reduced visiting and €2,140 with standard visiting. Below that, a single parent should claim the top-up ASF, paid every three months, provided the gap is above €15.
Support per child at this income
| Children | Reduced | Standard | Shared | Standard total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €63 | €47 | €31 | €47 |
| 2 | €54 | €40 | €27 | €80 |
| 3 | €46 | €35 | €23 | €104 |
| 4 | €41 | €31 | €21 | €122 |
What the parent raising the child receives
For one child with standard visiting: €47 of support plus €154 of top-up ASF, €201 a month in total, for a parent living alone. With two children, support falls to €40 per child and the ASF tops each one up to €201. If the paying parent does not pay at all, the full ASF is paid as an advance and the CAF can pursue them.
These are the Ministry of Justice table amounts; a judge can depart from them depending on the child’s needs and each parent’s costs. The full calculator adds the ASF and the tax effect for your exact situation.