Hilfen zur Erziehung

The upbringing and care of a child is primarily carried out by the parents. Sometimes, however, additional assistance from the state may be necessary in education.

Although the assistance is granted to the parents, it is based on the interests of the child or young person. This means that the child or adolescent must be involved in the decisions concerning him/her. Among other things, the following are offered:

• Educational counselling,
• social group work,
• educational assistance,
• Care assistant,
• socio-educational family support,
• Education in a day group,
• full-time care,
• home education and other forms of assisted living, or
• intensive socio-pedagogical individual care.

In addition, the Youth Welfare Office decides on the granting of integration assistance and assistance for young adults and common forms of housing for mothers/fathers and children.

Documents may be required. Please contact the competent authority.

The financing of the help for education is provided by the Youth Welfare Office. The latter provides the services itself or assumes the costs agreed with the institutions. The use of the costs incurred will be decided on a case-by-case basis.

Deadlines may have to be observed. Please contact the competent authority.

The Children, Youth and Family Section of the Lower Saxony State Social Welfare Office is responsible for the protection of children and young people in currently 520 youth welfare institutions with different services, 40 facilities for minors with disabilities.

More than 660 independent and public institutions make use of the advice provided by the section in the field of educational aids. Further information can be found on the website of the Lower Saxony State Office for Social Affairs, Youth and Family.

The upbringing and care of a child is primarily carried out by the parents. Sometimes, however, additional assistance from the state may be necessary in education.

The responsibility lies with the district and the district-free city. These provide assistance through the Youth Welfare Office. An overview can also be found on the websites of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Jugendämter der Länder Niedersachsen und Bremen (AGJÄ ).

Please submit applications for help with education to the youth welfare office of your district or your independent city.