Education package - Apply for reimbursement of school supplies costs for recipients of citizen's income over 25 years of age

Do you receive citizen's allowance and attend school? Here you can find out how to get reimbursement for school supplies.

Detailed description

If you receive citizen's allowance and attend school, you may be eligible for reimbursement of school supplies under certain conditions.



Reimbursement will be provided for the costs of school supplies such as school bags, sports equipment, writing, arithmetic and drawing materials.



Costs for regularly purchased consumables, such as notebooks, pencils or ink, will not be reimbursed.

 

Information

Prerequisites

  • They are at least 25 years old
  • They receive citizen's income.
  • They attend a general or vocational school.
  • You will not receive any training allowance.

Documents required

Informal application

Please note

This benefit is for individuals aged 25 and over who receive citizen's income and are currently attending school. Other agencies are responsible for younger citizen's income recipients, as well as those receiving basic income support, housing benefit, or child supplement. Further information can be found in the "Links" section.

Deadlines

Apply for reimbursement in good time before the start of the school year or semester so that the benefits can be paid out in time.

Procedure

  • You submit your application to the relevant authority.
  • The responsible authority will review your application and documents. If necessary, they will request further documents or information from you.
  • The relevant authority will decide on your application.
  • You will receive a notification.

Processing time

The processing usually takes about 12 weeks.

Fees

No

Legal remedies

Contradiction

Legal basis

Twelfth Book of the Social Code (SGB XII)


https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_12/

Forms and downloads

Links on hamburg.de

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Last updated: 11.09.2026