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Education and participation

School year 2024/2025

Please note that as part of this year's school start on 05.08.2024 none early payment of school fees for pupils is possible.

This education and participation benefit will be paid to you by 01.08.2024 are available. If you have not yet received a separate notification of authorisation for school supplies, please submit the school certificate or proof of enrolment from the primary school for your child who will start school in the 2024/2025 school year.

For children who have already reached the age of 15, we also require a school certificate for the 2024/2025 school year.

Important information: From 1 January 2025, the need for lunchtime meals will be checked automatically. This means that once you have been approved, you no longer need to apply for further authorisation for your child's lunch. Please note that the automatic process only takes place once you have been informed of this in the notification. Until then, you must submit an application.

Exceptions:

  1. Initial application: You have not yet received any benefits for lunch from the Job Centre.
  2. Age of the child: Your child is already 15 years old or older. In this case, an application is still required.

Procedure:

As soon as your application for continued entitlement to Citizen's Allowance has been approved and you have received the notification, Team 533 (Education and Participation) will automatically check the lunchtime meals. Please refrain from making additional enquiries or submitting applications for lunchtime meals.

Please note that the relevant attachments must still be submitted for learning support, school transport, school trips lasting several days and participation in social and cultural life, and a separate notification must be submitted for upcoming one-day excursions. You can find the required attachments in our download centre under the "Service" tab

Leipzig Education Card

The education card will make parts of the education and participation package available more easily and digitally from 1 January 2024.

These are used to pay for the services of communal lunchtime meals, one-day and multi-day trips to school or day care centres and learning support.

The cards do not have to be applied for separately. You will receive the education card in connection with the authorisation of benefits for education and participation. The card is free of charge for you.

Information for benefit recipients with an education card and benefit providers is available at here.

Here you will also find an extensive FAQ section.

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Benefits for education and participation (BuT)

Benefits for education and participation are provided if the child, adolescent or young adult receives a basic benefit that justifies the claim:

  • Citizen's income
  • Housing benefit / child supplement
  • Social Security Code XII / Asylum seeker benefits

Please note:

A separate application is not necessary for benefits for education and participation. It is sufficient to specify the respective needs (lunchtime meals, one-day excursions). Evidence in the form of attachments is required for the needs of learning support, school transport, school trips lasting several days and participation in social and cultural life. You can find these here (https://jobcenter-leipzig.de/service/download-center/)

To specify your requirements, please contact the Job Centre Service Centre on 0341 913-10705, by e-mail to jobcenter-leipzig.team533@jobcenter-ge.de or speak to your local Entrance zone before.

Playing football in a club, lunch in the school canteen or a class trip to the zoo - many children were previously excluded from these activities. It was often not possible for them to take part for financial reasons. This is changing with the education package.

  • School trips and school trips lasting several days for school pupils and children attending a day care centre: In this case, the actual costs are covered. Confirmation from the school/day care centre is required.
  • School supplies for pupils: Twice a year, at the beginning of each school term, an additional sum of money is paid out in the amount of 130 euros and on 1 February in the amount of 65 euros.
  • School transport costs for pupils: Anyone who is dependent on school transport to attend the nearest school of their chosen educational programme can apply for the costs to be covered. For all courses of education, the minimum distance between home and the school attended is one kilometre.
  • Learning support for pupils: To ensure that the learning objective can still be achieved, the costs for learning support can be covered. However, the reason for the learning deficit must not be self-inflicted. Confirmation from the school that no school offers are available and that the learning support is likely to be successful is required.
  • Assumption of costs for lunch for pupils and for children attending a day care centre: The catering must be provided under the responsibility of the facility. Kiosk offers cannot be claimed as lunchtime catering.
  • Participation in social and cultural life for children and young people up to the age of 18: benefits amounting to a flat rate of €15 per month can be paid. This includes offers in the areas of sport and games, culture and socialising, for example in sports clubs and music schools and participation in leisure activities. This also includes the costs of the holiday pass or the school leisure ticket.

Beneficiaries are persons who Citizen's income according to Social Security Code II (SGB II) and

  • are not yet 25 years old,
  • attend a general or vocational school and do not receive a training allowance
    or
  • child is in a day care centre.
  • Foster children according to SGB VIII
    • Children who, in accordance with § 10 Para. 3 SGB VIII, are exempt from the principle of priority of SGB VIII benefits over SGB II benefits (§ 19 Para. 2 in conjunction with § 28 Para. 6 SGB II), children/young people who attend a day care centre/school are entitled to benefits for the following Lunch supply.
    • You will find the required documents here

On leipzig.de we have compiled an overview of the Providers, as well as further information for citizens and providers compiled.

Benefits for children, pupils and young adults entitled to benefits are always granted by the responsible office:

  • for those entitled to benefits under SGB II who receive citizen's allowance, at the Leipzig Job Centre
  • for all other beneficiaries at the Social welfare office, City of Leipzig

As soon as your application for continued entitlement to Citizen's Allowance has been approved and you have received the notification, Team 533 (Education and Participation) will automatically check the lunchtime meals. Please refrain from making additional enquiries or submitting applications for lunchtime meals.

Please note that the relevant attachments must still be submitted for learning support, school transport, school trips lasting several days and participation in social and cultural life, and a separate notification must be submitted for upcoming one-day excursions. You can find the required attachments in our download centre under the "Service" tab

You do not have to wait for the notification of the benefits to secure your livelihood to specify the benefits for education and participation. In the best case scenario, you should inform us when you apply for the citizen's allowance benefits or submit the application for continued authorisation that you are claiming the desired benefits.

The processing time can be up to 8 weeks. Exceptions are applications for learning support, which are preferably processed within 5 working days of receipt. Please note that when claiming benefits for trips lasting several days, the processing time is based on the due date for payment.

Please use the following contact options:

Email: jobcenter-leipzig.team533@jobcenter-ge.de
Phone: 0341 913-10705
Fax: 0341 58088-2323

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Education and participation

Downloads

Overview of providers and further information for citizens and providers

Confirmation of participation Job Centre Class/daycare trip

Confirmation from the job centre of the school/daycare centre to carry out a trip - Annex 1

Job centre application for BuT benefits - school transport - Annex 2

Confirmation from the school's job centre of the need for learning support - Annex 3

Confirmation from a job centre of an activity for participation in social and cultural life - Annex 5