Detailed description
During (external) company training or, for example, a pre-vocational training measure, you may have an additional entitlement to citizen income. However, priority should be given to vocational training grants or training allowances.
The same applies if you are a student in school and receive BAföG benefits. Even if you receive BAföG during your studies and live in your parents' household, you can receive supplementary citizen's income. The following services are therefore not relevant for you.
If you are studying and not living with your parents, are in training and are not entitled to BAföG funding (e.g. because you have exceeded the maximum funding period or the age limit) or are in training and in a boarding school, the following benefits may apply to you :
Services for supplementary additional requirements
Under certain conditions, you can apply for a subsidy for so-called additional needs in addition to the training grant (e.g. BAföG benefits). These include:
Initial equipment for pregnancy and childbirth
If you are pregnant or have given birth to a child, you are entitled to additional financial support for initial equipment such as clothing or furniture. The condition is that you are in a financial emergency.
hardship loan
In cases of particular hardship, you can receive a loan during your training. This is possible if extraordinary, serious circumstances endanger your training and/or you find yourself in an emergency situation that threatens your existence.
You can receive a hardship loan if you do not receive BAföG or your BAföG benefits are not sufficient to cover your cost of living and you are not able to remedy the situation by taking up employment.
You must repay the interest-free hardship loan after the training.
hardship allowance
If you, as a pupil in school training, do not receive any training support because you have exceeded a certain age limit and are in a hardship case, you may be able to receive a subsidy if this is absolutely necessary for integration into working life. The grant can be paid for
Students cannot receive a hardship grant, only a hardship loan.
interim loan
If you are already receiving basic security benefits and are starting an apprenticeship, you can receive a transitional loan for the first month. This loan can help you bridge a financial gap until you receive your first student allowance or scholarship. It prevents your training start from being jeopardized. It is only granted for the first month of training and is paid at the beginning of the month. The amount is based on the citizen's income.
You have to repay the interest-free loan after the training.
The same applies if you are a student in school and receive BAföG benefits. Even if you receive BAföG during your studies and live in your parents' household, you can receive supplementary citizen's income. The following services are therefore not relevant for you.
If you are studying and not living with your parents, are in training and are not entitled to BAföG funding (e.g. because you have exceeded the maximum funding period or the age limit) or are in training and in a boarding school, the following benefits may apply to you :
Services for supplementary additional requirements
Under certain conditions, you can apply for a subsidy for so-called additional needs in addition to the training grant (e.g. BAföG benefits). These include:
- Additional requirements for expectant mothers
- Additional needs for single parents
- Additional need for medically necessary costly nutrition
- Additional requirement if there is an unavoidable, ongoing, not just one-off special requirement in individual cases (e.g. costs for exercising the right of access)
Initial equipment for pregnancy and childbirth
If you are pregnant or have given birth to a child, you are entitled to additional financial support for initial equipment such as clothing or furniture. The condition is that you are in a financial emergency.
hardship loan
In cases of particular hardship, you can receive a loan during your training. This is possible if extraordinary, serious circumstances endanger your training and/or you find yourself in an emergency situation that threatens your existence.
You can receive a hardship loan if you do not receive BAföG or your BAföG benefits are not sufficient to cover your cost of living and you are not able to remedy the situation by taking up employment.
You must repay the interest-free hardship loan after the training.
hardship allowance
If you, as a pupil in school training, do not receive any training support because you have exceeded a certain age limit and are in a hardship case, you may be able to receive a subsidy if this is absolutely necessary for integration into working life. The grant can be paid for
- standard and additional requirements,
- Requirements for accommodation and heating,
- Contributions to health and long-term care insurance.
Students cannot receive a hardship grant, only a hardship loan.
interim loan
If you are already receiving basic security benefits and are starting an apprenticeship, you can receive a transitional loan for the first month. This loan can help you bridge a financial gap until you receive your first student allowance or scholarship. It prevents your training start from being jeopardized. It is only granted for the first month of training and is paid at the beginning of the month. The amount is based on the citizen's income.
You have to repay the interest-free loan after the training.