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Apply for funding for education, culture and social participation for children, adolescents and young adults who receive assistance with living expenses

If you need financial support to participate in school, daycare, childcare and leisure activities as well as tutoring, meals and transportation, you can receive benefits for education and participation under certain conditions.

Detailed description

You can receive financial support for various activities through the benefits of the education and participation package. The funding is aimed at children, teenagers and young adults.

The benefits from the education and participation package are approved as part of certain social benefits. Assistance with living expenses as part of social assistance is one of these social benefits. If you are entitled to assistance with living expenses, you can apply for financial support from the education and participation package regardless of your age. The funding applies to the following areas:

Up to a maximum of 18 years of age:

Participation in social and cultural life, for example in a sports club or music school, is supported with up to EUR 15.00 per month.

Up to a maximum of 25 years of age:

For one-day trips from schools, day care centers and child day care, the actual costs will be reimbursed.
For trips lasting several days from day care centers and child day care facilities as well as for class trips within the framework of school law, the actual costs will be covered.
The provision of personal school supplies is subsidized with two lump sums each year at the start of the school year. The amount differs between the first and second school semesters.
The actual expenses required for transport to the nearest school for the chosen course of study (student monthly tickets) will be covered.
Costs will be covered for additional appropriate learning support to the extent that it is necessary to achieve the learning objectives set out in school law.
Expenses for communal lunches for pupils (if under school responsibility) and for children in day-care centres and child day care are paid.

Information

Important notes

Prerequisites

You or the affected children, adolescents or young adults:

receive assistance with living expenses as part of social assistance,
attend a general or vocational school, a day care facility or child day care.
are a maximum of 18 years old

Trips:

Excursions lasting several days must be within the framework of school regulations.

Personal school supplies

For children under 7 years of age or if the child attends a secondary school after the 10th grade, you must provide a school certificate.

School transport

The costs are not fully covered by third parties, such as the school authority. If only part of the travel costs are covered by third parties, only the personal contribution can be reimbursed.
The distance between your place of residence and your school or institution is greater than the relevant regulated minimum distance.
Under certain circumstances, the nearest institution may also have a special focus, such as a sports or language profile, or it may be a Waldorf school.

extracurricular learning support

The school must confirm that you need additional learning support. If there are school-based offers, you must use them as a priority. It does not matter whether your promotion is at risk.
Learning support is offered by a suitable provider or a suitable private person.

communal lunch

You or your child attend a school, a daycare center, a child day care facility or an after-school care center.
Lunch is provided by the institution or is agreed upon through a cooperation agreement with the institution (for example between the school and the day-care center).
The food is served and eaten communally.

Documents required

The documents you have to submit may vary depending on the type of benefit you are applying for. You will be informed accordingly during the process. For example, you may be requested to provide:

Notice of receipt of assistance for living expenses (SGB XII)
Invoices or receipts
School certificate
Power of attorney (if the application is submitted on behalf of someone else)

Please note

You must submit a separate application for school supplies if

Your child is either under 7 years old or
has already completed the 10th grade but is attending a further school.

In these cases, you must provide a school certificate as proof.

Deadlines

Type: Validity period

Duration: 0 month to 12 month

Procedure & Fees

Procedure

You are already receiving assistance with living expenses (SGB XII).
You submit an application for education and participation (BuT) once. This means that you are deemed to have applied for all possible BuT benefits. The only exception is learning support. A separate application must be submitted for this.
You submit the necessary evidence of education and participation benefits to your local authority or via the online portal.
The responsible authority will check your notification and calculate your needs.
The responsible authority will decide on your needs and inform you of the result.
If your application is approved, you will receive an approval notice; if it is rejected, you will receive a rejection notice.
In both cases, the notice contains the reasons for the decision. It also contains information about the possibility of appealing against the decision. It also contains information about the deadline within which you can appeal.
If your needs are approved, the costs will be covered, depending on the individual case, through personalized vouchers, direct payments to the provider or cash payments

Processing time

Up to 6 months

Fees

Legal notes

Legal remedies

Objection, action for annulment

Further information on how to file an objection can be found in the decision on your application.

Legal basis

§§ 34 ff. Social Code, Book Twelve – Social Assistance (SGB XII)

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