Leistungen für Bildung und Teilhabe bei Kindern, Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen Bewilligung bei laufendem Leistungsbezug von Hilfe zum Lebensunterhalt

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

You can receive financial support through benefits under the education and participation package. This helps you to take part in school, daycare, childcare and leisure activities as well as meals and transportation. The support is aimed at children, young people and young adults.

You can receive support if you are entitled to

• Benefits according to SGB II,
• SGB XII,
• the AsylbLG
• Child allowance (BKGG)
• have housing benefit or you
• cannot cover the necessary requirements from your own income and assets or
• those of your family.

Funding is possible under certain conditions for the following areas:

• Excursions as well as one-day and multi-day trips from schools and daycare centers

Assumption of the actual costs for participation in excursions and trips lasting one or more days by schools, day care centers or child day care facilities. School trips must take place within the framework of school regulations. The costs are covered in the form of personalized vouchers, direct payments to the service provider or cash benefits.

• Personal school supplies

Funding for personal school supplies, such as writing, arithmetic and drawing materials, sportswear and school bags. The amount of support differs between the first half of the school year and the second half of the school year and is adjusted annually. If you receive benefits according to SGB II, SGB XII or AsylbLG, you are automatically eligible for the grant.

Payment is made automatically as part of these benefits and you do not need to submit a separate application. Only if you do not automatically receive the grant for personal school supplies do you need to apply for it. This may be the case for children under the age of 7 or over the age of 15, for example, as a school certificate may be required.

• School transport

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

• Learning support

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

• Lunchtime meals in daycare centers and schools

If lunchtime meals are provided by the daycare center or school and are eaten communally, the costs can be covered by personalized vouchers, direct payments to the service provider or cash benefits. Lunch at school must be the responsibility of the school.

• Participation in social and cultural life

A monthly grant for participation in social and cultural life in the community. You can receive a grant of currently EUR 15 per month for actual expenses if you have not yet reached the age of 18. The monthly grant can be provided for activities in the areas of sport, games, culture and socializing (e.g. membership fees), lessons in artistic subjects (e.g. music lessons), guided cultural activities (e.g. educational museum offers) and participation in extracurricular leisure activities (e.g. a vacation camp during the school vacations or baby swimming). The extracurricular leisure activities must be organized and supervised by a provider. In individual cases, it may be possible to save up the grant within the approval period. The amount saved can be used, for example, for a vacation camp or for equipment. Please contact your responsible office for advice. The costs are covered by personalized vouchers, direct payments to the service provider or cash benefits.

If you receive SGB XII benefits (social assistance such as subsistence assistance or basic income support in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity), you must submit an application if you wish to receive benefits for education and participation (BuT). You will then receive, for example, benefits in kind and services (vouchers), direct payments to service providers and cash benefits.

• In principle, an application is required for the coverage of needs and services such as school trips, school trips lasting several days, school transport or lunch for pupils or for children attending a day care center.
• All possible BuT benefits are deemed to have been applied for via this application you have submitted (this also applies to beneficiaries from Chapter 3 of SGB XII, although no separate application is required if benefits are granted in accordance with SGB XII without prior application).
• Personal school supplies (school allowance) do not have to be applied for. A corresponding proof (usually a school certificate) is sufficient.
• An exception is the application for learning support. A separate application must be submitted for this.
• Notification of receipt of assistance for living expenses (SGB XII) (as PDF or in written form)
• Depending on the area of support: Invoices, receipts and other evidence (as PDF or in written form)
• If applicable: School certificate (as PDF or in written form)
• If applicable: Power of attorney if the application is made on behalf of a representative (as a PDF or in writing)

Basic requirements:

• There is no age limit for pupils and children in day care facilities or child day care who receive benefits in accordance with SGB XII or AsylbLG for their educational needs to be taken into account.
• Children, adolescents and young adults who receive benefits under SGB II, SGB XII or AsylbLG are entitled to benefits for participation in social and cultural life in the community under the education and participation package if they are under the age of 19 (e.g. § 34 Para. 7 SGB XII).

Excursions and one-day and multi-day trips from schools and daycare centers:

• School trips lasting several days must be within the scope of school regulations.

Personal school supplies:

• Payment is made automatically as part of these benefits and you do not need to submit a separate application for this.
• A school certificate is required for children under the age of 7 or over the age of 15.

School transportation:

• The actual expenses are not covered by third parties (e.g. by the school authority). If only part of the travel costs are covered by third parties, the personal share can be reimbursed.
• The distance between the place of residence and the school/institution is greater than the minimum distance regulated at municipal or state level.
• If state law requirements (nearest school of the chosen course of education) do not play a role in the minimum distance in some cases (regulated, for example, in Section 28 (4) sentence 2 SGB II), a school with a special profile (e.g. a school with a sports or language profile or a Waldorf school) can also be regarded as the "nearest school of the chosen course of education".

Learning support:

• You need an assessment from the school as to whether additional learning support is necessary and suitable to achieve the essential learning objectives set out in accordance with school legislation. If school offers are available, these must be given priority. It does not matter whether promotion is at risk.
• Learning support is offered by a suitable provider or a suitable private person.
• A separate application must be submitted for learning support

Lunchtime meals:

• Attendance at a school, a daycare center or an after-school care facility.
• Lunch is provided under the responsibility of the school or is agreed in a cooperation agreement between the school and the day care facility.
• The food is served and eaten communally.

• When you apply for assistance with living expenses, you automatically apply for benefits from the education and participation package at the same time (with the exception of learning support, for which a separate application is required).
• You submit the necessary evidence for benefits for education and participation to your local authority (e.g. social welfare office) or via the online portal.
• The competent authority will check your notification and calculate your requirements.
• The competent authority decides on your needs and informs you of the result.
• If your needs are approved, you will receive a notice of approval; if they are rejected, you will receive a notice of rejection.
• In both cases, the notification will contain the reasons for the decision. It also contains information about the possibility of lodging an appeal against the decision. It will also state the deadline within which you can lodge an appeal.
• If your needs have been approved, the costs will be covered in the form of personalized vouchers, direct payments to the provider or cash benefits, depending on the individual case

Appeal, action for annulment

Further information on how to lodge an appeal can be found in the notification of your application.

• Support for children, adolescents and young adults in need to participate in educational, cultural and social activities
• Possible support for
  • One-day excursions school/daycare center
  • Trips lasting several days to school/daycare center
  • Personal school supplies
  • School transport
  • Learning support
  • Communal lunchtime meals
  • Needs for participation in social and cultural life (up to the age of 18)
• Target group:
  • Children, adolescents and young adults from financially disadvantaged families
  • If entitled to
    • Subsistence assistance (SGB XII)
• Responsibility: Social welfare office

The benefits for education and participation are provided by the districts and independent cities as social welfare providers.

Forms available: Yes

Written form required: No

Informal application possible: Yes

Personal appearance necessary: No