Because disposable diapers are a major problem for our environment and many municipalities want to reduce their mountains of waste, more and more cities and towns in Lower Saxony are financially subsidizing the purchase of cloth diapers.
Although waste prevention is an important aspect for every German state, the cloth diaper subsidy or diaper allowance has not yet been implemented in all municipalities. Below you will find an overview of all municipalities in Lower Saxony that currently offer a cloth diaper subsidy. Since the subsidy amount, the website, or even the number of participating municipalities can change, some municipalities offering a cloth diaper subsidy may not yet be listed, or the subsidy amount may have changed over time.
A list of municipalities in other federal states can be found at the end of the article as a link.
Lower Saxony
Location |
Requirement |
grant |
link |
| Hagen aTW (municipality) | Child under 3 years old | 50€ | Cloth diaper subsidy |
| Northeim (district) | 25% of the purchase price (up to €75) | Cloth diaper subsidy |
List of cloth diaper subsidies for other federal states (click on the link)
Baden-Württemberg: Municipalities with cloth diaper subsidies
Bavaria: Municipalities with cloth diaper subsidies
Brandenburg: Municipalities offering cloth diaper subsidies
Berlin: no cloth diaper subsidies
Bremen: no cloth diaper subsidies
Hamburg: no cloth diaper subsidies
Hesse: Municipalities offering cloth diaper subsidies
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Municipalities offering cloth diaper subsidies
North Rhine-Westphalia: Municipalities offering cloth diaper subsidies
Rhineland-Palatinate: Municipalities offering cloth diaper subsidies
Saarland: Municipalities with cloth diaper subsidies
Saxony: Municipalities with cloth diaper subsidies
Saxony-Anhalt: no subsidies for cloth diapers
Schleswig-Holstein: Municipalities offering cloth diaper subsidies
Thuringia: Municipalities with cloth diaper subsidies
