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Record number of German child benefits sent abroad
By EUobserver
Germany has seen a sharp rise - 10 percent since the end of 2017 - in the number of children outside the country receiving benefit payments. "In June 2018, child benefits were paid for 268,336 children living outside of Germany," a finance ministry spokesman told DPA agency. In particular more Polish, Czech and Romanian children, whose parents work in Germany, have benefitted.