Child support on €1,500 net a month: amount and real cost
Checked by Radif Partners · Editorial policy
On €1,500 net a month, the paying parent has €848 above the table’s subsistence amount. For one child with standard visiting, indicative support is €114 a month, 7.6 % of income; for two children €195. This income level shows a common misunderstanding about tax: support paid is deductible, but in the 11 % band the saving is small, about €151 a year for one child. The real cost of support is almost its face value, unlike for a higher earner. The receiving parent adds the support to their taxable income after an allowance of at least €454. The calculator below shows other configurations. Over a full year, the table means €1,374 for one child and €2,340 for two with standard visiting.
Support on €1,500 net a month
Total support per month
€114
| Per child | €114 |
| Share of income | 7.6 % |
| ASF possible for a single parent | €86 |
A deduction worth little at this income
With about €18,000 of taxable income on one share, the paying parent is in the 11 % band. Deducting €1,374 of annual support saves about €151: the real cost of support is €1,223 over the year. For the same amount, a parent in the 30% band would save nearly three times as much. Worth remembering in a negotiation: one euro of support does not cost everyone the same.
Support per child at this income
| Children | Reduced | Standard | Shared | Standard total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €153 | €114 | €76 | €114 |
| 2 | €131 | €98 | €66 | €195 |
| 3 | €113 | €85 | €57 | €254 |
| 4 | €99 | €75 | €50 | €298 |
For the parent receiving support
Support received is taxable: €1,374 a year, less the 10% allowance raised here to its minimum of €454, leaves €920 added to taxable income. For a single parent, whose household gets extra tax shares for the child, the effect on tax is often nil or small. Support of €114 per child is still below the ASF here, so a single parent can claim the difference from the CAF.
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.