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Education package - reimbursement of costs for school supplies for schoolchildren (recipients of benefits from the basic income support agencies)

Recipients of benefits under the Social Code XII (social assistance, basic security) can receive this benefit as part of the education package. School children are paid a subsidy totaling 174 euros per year for learning materials, 116 euros at the...

Recipients of benefits under the Social Code XII (social assistance, basic security) can receive this benefit as part of the education package. School children are paid a subsidy totaling 174 euros per year for learning materials, 116 euros at the beginning of the school year (usually August 1st) and 58 euros at the beginning of the second half of the school year (usually February 1st).

In addition to school bags and sports equipment, personal school supplies also include writing, calculation and drawing materials, such as fountain pens, crayons, compasses, set squares and erasers.

Expenses for consumables that have to be purchased regularly, such as notebooks, pencils and ink, must be covered from the basic security.

Important notes

Prerequisites

  • Pupils under the age of 25 who or whose parents are recipients of benefits under the Social Security Code XII (social assistance, basic security).
  • Attendance at a general or vocational school, including pre-school
  • no receipt of a training allowance

Documents required

For children under the age of seven and over 15: application (see link application for school supplies - education package) and school certificate (issued by the school).

Please note

The services for school needs are requested from the responsible specialist office for basic social security and social security or at the social service center of the district office.

No additional application is required for children between the ages of seven and 15. In these cases, the money is transferred automatically.

For children under seven and over 15 years of age, an application must be submitted with a school certificate (see link Application for school supplies - educational package) The receipts for the purchase of school materials must be kept and presented on request.

The previous regulation, according to which 100 euros were paid once at the beginning of the school year, no longer applies.

Procedure & Fees

Procedure

The benefits for school needs are applied for at the responsible specialist office for basic security and social affairs or at the social service center of the district office.

An additional application is not required for children from seven to 15 years of age . In these cases, the money will be transferred automatically.

For children under the age of seven and over 15, an application with a school certificate must be submitted (see link Application for school supplies - education package). The receipts for the purchase of school materials are to be kept and presented on request.

Fees

No

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