Apply for benefits from the education package

Prerequisites

Pupils who attend a general or vocational school or pre-school class receive benefits

• Unemployment benefit II or social benefit (SGB II),
• Social assistance or basic security benefits (SGB XII),
• Benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act (AsylbLG),
• receive housing benefit or child allowance.

OR:
The family has a low income. Then, depending on the needs calculation, you can also receive all or part of the services from the Hamburg education package.

Age limits: The age limit is generally 25 years.
Deviation: This age limit does not apply in the Twelfth Social Code (SGB XII) and in the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act (AsylbLG).

Documents required

For beneficiaries of child supplement:

• Child benefit number (will be requested in the respective application form)

For socio-cultural participation services:

• Application
• Current notification of approval of the main benefit (housing benefit, SGB II, SGB XII, etc.)

For those entitled to benefits under the Second Social Code (SGB II):

• Application
• Current notification of approval of the main benefit (housing benefit, SGB II, SGB XII, etc.)

For all legal groups (SGB II, SGB XII, AsylbLG, housing benefit, child allowance):

• In order to receive the school supplies flat rate, a school certificate must be submitted for children who are younger than 7 or older than 15 years.

Please note

Anyone who receives unemployment benefit II (Hartz IV) or social benefit does not have to submit a separate application for benefits for education and participation, the general application is sufficient. An additional application is only required for learning support.

Vocational school students who receive a training allowance, those entitled to benefits under SGB II and those aged 25 and over who are entitled to housing benefit and child supplements do not receive any benefits.

Deadlines

The claim expires 12 months after the end of the calendar month in which it arose.

Procedure

You can apply for benefits for education and participation using the forms provided. You can find these under the links below.
You fill out the application and send it to the authority listed in the application.
The responsibilities in Hamburg depend on the type of benefit applied for.

The Eimsbüttel district office is responsible for socio-cultural participation services:

Eimsbüttel district office
Specialist office for basic security and social affairs
Education and Participation – Clearinghouse
Grindelberg 62-66, 20144 Hamburg
Telephone: 040/42801-3267
Fax: 040 427 90-3109
bildungundteilhabe@eimsbuettel.hamburg.de.

Additional information for recipients of housing benefit and child allowance
For recipients of housing benefit or child benefit supplement, responsibility for all BuT services (flat-rate school supplies, one-day excursions, trips lasting several days, socio-cultural participation services, etc.) has been with the Eimsbüttel district office, central accounting office, since January 1, 2021.
Exceptions: In the case of lunchtime meals in school and daycare, student transport and learning support, the application is submitted via the school office or, in the case of lunchtime meals in daycare, via the responsible district office (further details in the descriptions of the individual services).

Fees

no

Legal remedies

Objections to this decision can be raised within one month of notification at the office specified in the letterhead.

Legal basis

Section 6b of the Federal Child Benefits Act (BKGG)

http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bkgg_1996/__6b.html




§§ 34 f. Social Code Book Twelfth (SGB XII)

http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_12/BJNR302300003.html#BJNR302300003BJNG003600308




§§ 28 f. Social Code Book Two (SGB II)

http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_2/BJNR295500003.html#BJNR295500003BJNG000902308




§ 2 Asylum Seekers Benefits Act (AsylbLG)

http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/asylblg/__2.html




§ 3 Asylum Seekers Benefits Act (AsylbLG)

http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/asylblg/__3.html

With the education package, special offers can be used at school, in child day care and in leisure time. You can apply for this educational package.