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Apply for funding to participate in educational opportunities for young adults receiving basic social security

If you need financial support to participate in school activities, as well as tutoring, meals and transportation, you may be eligible to receive education and participation benefits under certain conditions.

Detailed description

You can receive financial support through the benefits of the education and participation package. This will help you to take part in school activities as well as meals and transport. The support is aimed at young adults.

You can receive funding if you are eligible for

Benefits under the Second Social Code (SGB II)
the twelfth social code (SGB XII)
the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act (AsylbLG) or you
the necessary needs cannot be met from your own income and assets or
that of your family.

Funding is possible for the following areas:

Excursions and one- and multi-day trips by schools:

Covering the actual costs of participating in excursions and trips lasting one or more days at school. School trips must take place within the framework of school law. Costs are covered by personalized vouchers, direct payments to the service provider or cash payments.

Personal school supplies:

Funding for the purchase of personal school supplies, such as writing, arithmetic and drawing materials, sports clothing and school bags. The amount of funding differs between the first and second school semesters and is adjusted annually. If you receive benefits under the Second Social Code (SGB II), the Twelfth Social Code (SGB XII) or the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act (AsylbLG), you are automatically entitled to funding.

Payment is made automatically as part of these benefits and you do not need to submit a separate application for this. You only need to apply for the grant if you do not automatically receive it for personal school supplies. This may be the case for pupils over 15 years of age, for example, as a school certificate may be required. The above regulations also apply to the school supplies package.

School transport:

If you are dependent on school transport, you can get the actual costs of attending the nearest school for the chosen course of study reimbursed. The prerequisite for this is that the transport or the costs are not covered by a third party, such as the school authority. The state or local level regulates which distance between the place of residence or the school or institution is relevant and therefore not eligible for funding because it does not have to be covered by public transport. Depending on the type of school, there may be differences in the relevant distance (for example, differences between primary school pupils and secondary school pupils).

Learning support

Learning support to supplement school lessons in order to achieve learning goals. The prerequisite is that there are no comparable school offers or other support, such as from the youth welfare office. The costs are covered by personalized vouchers, direct payments to the service provider or cash payments.

Lunch at school

If lunch is provided by the school and consumed communally, the costs can be covered by personalized vouchers, direct payments to the service provider or cash payments. Lunch within the school must be the responsibility of the school.

Information

Important notes

Prerequisites

For children, adolescents and young adults under 25 years of age who receive benefits under SGB II, SGB XII or AsylbLG: Attendance at a general or vocational school, a day care facility or child day care.
- Exception: For persons who receive benefits under the SGB XII and the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act, their educational needs can be taken into account even after they reach the age of 25. There is no age limit for these beneficiaries.
For children, adolescents and young adults who are not yet 19 years old and receive benefits under the SGB II, the third chapter of the SGB XII or the AsylbLG.
For adolescents and young adults who receive benefits under the SGB II or the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act (AsylbLG) and for whom there is no sufficient training remuneration available within the framework of their vocational training.
- Please note: This does not apply to people who receive social assistance benefits under SGB XII. Excepted are people who receive basic security in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity or assistance with living expenses.

Excursions and one- and multi-day trips from schools and daycare centers:
The school trips must be within the framework of school law regulations.

Personal school supplies:
Payment is made automatically as part of these benefits and you do not need to submit a separate application. If you receive housing benefit or child benefit, you must apply for the school supplies allowance for the first time. For children under 7 years old or over 15 years old, a school certificate is required.

School transport:

The actual expenses are not fully covered by third parties (e.g. the school authority).
The distance between the place of residence and the school/facility is greater than the relevant regulated minimum distance.

Learning support:

You have an assessment from the school as to whether additional learning support is necessary and appropriate.
Learning support is offered by a suitable provider or private person.

Lunch:

Attending a school, daycare center, child day care facility or after-school care center.
Lunch is provided under the responsibility of the school or is agreed upon through a cooperation agreement between the school and the day care facility.
The food is served and eaten communally.

Documents required

Completed application or notification of need

Depending on the circumstances, other documents may be required from you. You will be informed accordingly during the course of the procedure. For example, you may be asked to provide:

Notice of receipt of housing benefit, proof of income or assets
Invoices, receipts and other evidence
School certificate
Power of attorney if the application is submitted on behalf of someone else

Please note

Children of recipients of basic social security who themselves receive “help with living expenses” benefits (HzL) must submit a separate “Education and Participation HzL application” online.

Deadlines

Type: Validity period

Duration: 0 month to 12

Procedure & Fees

Procedure

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. Personal school supplies (school allowance) do not need to be applied for. Appropriate proof (usually a school certificate) is sufficient here.
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 a notice of approval; if it is rejected, you will receive a notice of rejection.
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 by personalized vouchers, direct payments to the provider or cash payments, depending on the individual case.

Processing time

The processing time depends on the specifics of the individual case.

Fees

Legal notes

Legal remedies

Objection, action for annulment

Legal basis

§§ 42 No. 3 in conjunction with 34, 34a and 34b Social Code, Volume Twelve – Social Assistance (SGB XII)

www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_12/__42.html

Downloads & Links

Links on hamburg.de

BSG press release on the education package

Address and contact information