Parents in Saxony have to wait an average of almost two months for their application for parental allowance to be processed. In the first half of 2025, the average processing time was 56 days - in 2020 it was 43 days. This was the result of a survey conducted by Deutsche Presse-Agentur among the Ministry of Social Affairs and all independent cities and districts.
Longest in Chemnitz, shortest in Central Saxony
It takes particularly long in Chemnitz: parents there recently had to wait an average of 76 days, and even 84 days between January and July of this year. In the districts of Vogtland (68 days), Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge (61 days) and the Erzgebirge and Görlitz (60 days each), procedures also take over two months. By contrast, things are moving much faster in Central Saxony with an average of 36 days, followed by Northern Saxony with 38 days.
In the other major cities, the situation has recently eased somewhat: Leipzig recently recorded 52 days after a high of 63 days in 2023. This is an improvement - and is now even slightly below the national average. In Dresden, the processing time is currently around 44 days, according to the state capital.
