Benefits from the education package

Course description

Please note:

There is no corresponding age limit for educational benefits for those covered by SGB XII and the AsylbLG.

Benefits in the area of education and participation (BuT)

• Coverage of the costs of a communal lunch at school or a childcare centre, where this is provided
• Coverage of the costs of one-day and multi-day school or nursery trips
• Coverage of the costs of private tuition up to a maximum of 18 euros for group lessons and a maximum of 28 euros for one-to-one lessons per school lesson (= 45 minutes)
• Coverage of the costs of participation in sports and cultural activities at a flat rate of 15 euros per month (only until the child’s 18th birthday)
• Coverage of the costs of school supplies up to a total of 195 euros per school year
• Transport to and from school

Where to apply for these benefits

You automatically apply for education and participation benefits – excluding the learning support benefit – whenever your basic income support, benefits under SGB XII or benefits under the AsylbLG are newly granted or renewed. To do this, you must complete the BuT Annex(SGB II and XII) or the BuT-AsylbLG Annex to specify your entitlements. If you receive housing benefit and/or child supplement, you must apply for these benefits separately using the application form. You can download the BuT annex(if you are receiving benefits under SGB II or SGB XII) and the application form(if you are receiving housing benefit or child supplement) here as a fillable PDF file and apply for the benefits in writing at your local social services centre. Recipients of SGB II benefits can upload the saved PDF file directly to their user account on Jobcenter.digital. You can also download the BuT-AsylbLG annex here as a fillable PDF file and apply for the benefits at the Office for Housing and Migration, Werinherstraße 89, 81541 Munich. Please note that the supporting documents to be attached must always include the bank account details of the institution, association or music school.

Explanatory video

Information on education and participation is also available in an explanatory video.

Special support services

• Deaf residents of Munich should contact the Social Services for the Deaf.
• Munich residents without their own home should contact the Central Homeless Assistance Service.

Prerequisites

People under the age of 25 who receive benefits under SGB II, SGB XII or AsylbLG or whose parents receive housing benefit or child supplement can apply for benefits under the education and participation package.

Required documents

Current notification of benefits according to the

• Second Book of the Social Code (SGB II),
• Social Code Twelfth Book (SGB XII),
• Asylum Seekers Benefits Act (AsylbLG).
• Housing benefit or
• Child allowance.

Legal basis

• § Section 28 of the Second Book of the Social Code (SGB II)
• § Section 34 of the Twelfth Book of the German Social Code (SGB XII)
• § Section 6b of the Federal Child Benefit Act (BKGG)
• §§ Sections 2 and 3 of the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act (AsylbLG)