Energiepreispauschale für Studierende, (Berufs-)Fachschülerinnen und Fachschüler beantragen

Under certain conditions, if you were enrolled at a university or (vocational) college in Germany on 01.12.2022, you can receive a one-off flat-rate energy allowance. You must apply for this.

Students as well as pupils in vocational school classes whose attendance requires vocational training leading to a vocational qualification, pupils in vocational school classes and vocational school classes leading to a vocational qualification in a training course lasting at least two years, as well as pupils in comparable training courses can receive a one-off payment of 200 euros to relieve them of the increased energy costs.

If you are one of the addressees and meet other requirements, you can submit an application for the one-off payment online using the procedure provided.

• Access code (transmitted by the training center)
• PIN, if applicable (transmitted by the training center)
• IBAN from the SEPA area
• Applicants need a BundID account for identification in the application process.

• You must belong to the addressees of the Student Energy Price Allowance Act belong. This includes
  • Students,
    • From the higher education sector, this also includes, for example, part-time students, doctoral students, students on a semester off, students at universities of applied sciences or students on a dual study program.
  • Pupils in technical college classes whose attendance requires a vocational qualification,
  • Pupils in (vocational) technical college classes that provide a vocational qualification in a training course lasting at least two years,
  • Pupils in training courses at higher technical colleges and academies,
  • trainees in training courses at certain training institutions that are covered by a statutory instrument pursuant to Section 2 (3) no. 1 of the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG).
    • A distinction must be made between trainees:

Eligibility depends on the type of training institution they attend and the type of qualification they are aiming for. Trainees at a vocational college or technical college who are completing a vocational qualification lasting at least two years receive the one-off payment. This also applies to trainees attending a technical college class that requires a completed vocational qualification.

• AND you must also have been enrolled or registered at your training institution by the cut-off date of December 1, 2022,
• AND in addition, your place of residence or habitual abode must have been in Germany on the cut-off date of December 1, 2022.
  • Persons who have completed a study visit/internship abroad limited to a maximum of two semesters and were still enrolled/registered at their educational institution in Germany at the same time generally have their habitual residence in Germany.

There are no costs involved.

You can apply digitally for the energy price flat rate for students, technical students.

• You set up a BundID account with the eID function of your ID card, with your ELSTER certificate, your electronic residence permit, your EU identity or your EU citizen card.
• Alternatively, set up a BundID account as a basic registration with username/password.
• You will receive an access code and, if necessary, a PIN from your training institution.
• You register on the website with your BundID account.
• You enter the access code (and PIN, if applicable) provided by your training institution into the application form.
• You provide the other required information, in particular the IBAN of your account, a joint account or a third-party account.
• Once you have sent your application, it will be transmitted to the relevant office in the country and checked (fully) automatically in the relevant country-specific procedure.
• As a rule, you will receive your approval notice within a few minutes.

The energy price flat rate is usually paid out within a few working days.

The processing of applications up to approval usually takes only a few minutes.

Payment is usually made within a few days of approval.

The application must be submitted no later than September 30, 2023.

Action before the respective competent administrative court

• one-time energy price lump sum for students, students of technical colleges Granting
• Energy price lump sum for students and student specialists in the form of a one-time payment in the amount of 200 euros.
• Prerequisites:
• Students must have been enrolled as of December 1, 2022; (vocational) technical students and students in comparable educational programs must have been registered at the educational institution as of December 1, 2022.
• The residence or habitual abode of the applicant must be in Germany.
• Students in gainful employment who have received the energy allowance of 300 euros for those in gainful employment may also receive the one-time payment of 200 euros.
• BAföG recipients who receive the heating cost allowance I and II can also receive the one-time payment of 200 euros.
• The 200 euro energy price allowance
  • is not taxed
  • is not attachable
  • is not taken into account for:
    • income-related benefits,
    • social benefits,
    • social security contributions and
    • the imposition of costs in child and youth welfare.
• Applications must be submitted by September 30, 2023.
• The Länder have issued implementing regulations.
• The Länder have decided on the submission of applications
  • possible nationwide as of March 15, 2023
  • only possible online via the application website(https://www.einmalzahlung200.de)
  • a BundID account is mandatory for identification when submitting the application
• Competent authority: The competent authority in each case is determined by the implementing ordinance of the respective federal state. These implementing ordinances are usually published on the legal portal of the federal state.

• The Thuringian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Science and Digital Society is responsible for applications from students who are enrolled at universities, academies that award degrees that are equivalent to university degrees or at certain training centers for psychotherapy and child and adolescent psychotherapy.

• The Thuringian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport is responsible for applications from students who attend vocational school classes and technical school classes that do not require a completed vocational training course, provided that they provide a vocational qualification in a course of at least two years, who attend technical and technical secondary school classes that require a completed vocational training course or who attend a higher technical school or an academy, provided that these award degrees that are not equivalent to university degrees.

• The Thuringian Ministry of the Interior and Municipal Affairs is responsible for applications from students who are studying regularly at a training center in Germany.

Forms available: No

Written form required: No

Informal application possible: No

Personal appearance required: No

Online services available: Yes