Bildungs- und Teilhabeleistungen für Kinder, Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene Bewilligung bei Bezug von Kinderzuschlag

§ 6b Federal Child Benefit Act (BKGG) https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bkgg_1996/__6b.html

You can receive financial support through the benefits of the education and participation package. This will help you to participate in school, daycare, childcare and leisure activities as well as meals and transport. The support is aimed at children, teenagers and young adults.

You can receive funding if you are eligible for

• Child benefit allowance (BKGG) or
• You cannot cover the necessary needs from your own income and assets or

that of your family.

Funding is possible under certain conditions for the following areas:

• Excursions and one- and multi-day trips from schools and daycare centers
  Covering the actual costs for participation in excursions and trips lasting one or more days from schools, day care centers or child day care facilities. School trips must take place within the framework of school law regulations. The costs are covered by personalized vouchers, direct payments to the service provider or cash payments.
• Personal school supplies

Funding for the purchase of personal school supplies, such as writing, arithmetic and drawing materials, sports clothing and school bags. The amount of funding differs between the first and second half of the school year and is adjusted annually. If you do not automatically receive funding for personal school supplies, you must apply for it. This can be the case, for example, for children under 7 years of age or over 15 years of age, as a school certificate may be necessary in these cases. The above regulations also apply to the school supplies package.

Exception: Recipients of child benefit and housing benefit must always apply separately for benefits for education and participation in accordance with Section 9 Paragraph 3 BKGG. This also applies to the school supplies package.

• School transport

If you are dependent on school transport, you can get the actual costs of attending the nearest school for the chosen course of study reimbursed. The prerequisite for this is that the transport or the costs are not covered by third parties, such as the school authority. The state or local level regulates which distance between the place of residence or the school or institution is relevant and 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 learning goals. The prerequisite is that there are no comparable school offers or other support, such as from the youth welfare office. The costs are covered by personalized vouchers, direct payments to the service provider or cash payments.

• Lunch in daycare and school

If lunch is provided by the daycare center or school and consumed communally, the costs can be covered by personalized vouchers, direct payments to the service provider or cash payments. Lunch within the school must be the responsibility of the school.

• Participation in social and cultural life

A monthly grant for participation in the social and cultural life of the community. You can currently receive a grant of EUR 15 per month for actual expenses if you are under 18 years of age. This covers the costs of activities in the areas of sport, games, culture and socializing (e.g. membership fees), lessons in artistic subjects (e.g. music lessons), supervised cultural activities (e.g. museum educational offers) and participation in extracurricular leisure activities (e.g. a holiday camp during the school holidays or baby swimming). The extracurricular leisure activities must be organized and supervised by a provider. It is possible to save the grant within the approval period. The saved amount can be used, for example, for a holiday camp or for equipment. Please seek advice from your responsible authority. The costs are covered by personalized vouchers, direct payments to the service provider or cash benefits.

• Completed application or notification of need (as PDF or in written form)

An application or notification of need for education and participation can be made if certain conditions are met. The exact requirements can vary depending on the country and municipality, as education and participation benefits in Germany are administered by the federal states and local authorities.

In general, the following conditions may apply:

1. Recipients of certain social benefits: As a rule, low-income families are entitled to education and participation benefits. These include, for example, recipients of citizen's allowance, social benefit, housing benefit or child allowance.

2. Children and young people under 18: In most cases, benefits are specifically aimed at children and young people under 18 to ensure that they have equal opportunities for education and participation.

3. Required needs: An application can be submitted if there are certain needs, such as for school trips, school supplies, lunch, learning support, school transport costs or for participation in cultural, sports or leisure activities.

It is important to note that the exact conditions and benefits may vary from state to state. It is therefore advisable to contact the responsible authority or the person responsible for the case to find out about the specific requirements.

• Notice of receipt of child benefit, proof of income or assets (as PDF or in written form)
• Depending on the area of funding: invoices, receipts and other evidence (as PDF or in written form)
• For pupils: school certificate (as PDF or in written form)
• In case of representation: Power of attorney if the application is submitted on behalf of someone else (as PDF or in writing)

• You specify your need for education and participation services at your local authority (e.g. social welfare office) or via the online portal.
• You submit the necessary proof of education and participation benefits to your local authority (e.g. social welfare office) or via the online portal.
• The responsible authority checks your needs and calculates your requirements.
• The responsible authority will decide on your needs and inform you of the result.
• If your application is approved, you will receive an approval notice; if it is rejected, you will receive a rejection notice.
• In both cases, the notice contains the reasons for the decision. It also contains information about the possibility of appealing against the decision. It also contains information about the deadline within which you can appeal.
• If your needs are approved, the costs will be covered, depending on the individual case, through personalized vouchers, direct payments to the provider or cash benefits.

Objection, action for annulment

Further information on how to file an objection can be found in the decision on your application.

• Supporting needy children, adolescents and young adults to participate in educational, cultural and social activities
• Possible promotion of
  • one-day trips to school/daycare
  • Multi-day trips to school/daycare
  • Personal school supplies
  • School transport
  • Learning support
  • Communal lunch
  • Needs to participate in social and cultural life (up to 18 years)
• Target group:
  • Children, adolescents and young adults from financially weak families
  • If you are entitled to child benefit (BKGG)
  • Responsibility: locally responsible authority (e.g. social welfare office)