Through the benefits provided under the Education and Participation Package, you can receive financial support for various activities. This assistance is intended for children, adolescents, and young adults.

Benefits under the Education and Participation Package are granted as part of certain social benefits. Benefits for asylum seekers are included among these social benefits. If you are eligible for benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act, you can apply for financial support from the Education and Participation Package regardless of your age.

The support covers the following areas:

Up to age 18:

• Participation in social and cultural life—for example, in a sports club or music school—is supported with up to 15.00 EUR per month.

Up to age 25:

• For one-day field trips organized by schools, daycare centers, and child care providers, the actual costs are reimbursed.
• For multi-day field trips organized by daycare centers and in home-based child care, as well as for school trips in accordance with school regulations, the actual costs are covered.
• Personal school supplies are subsidized annually with two lump-sum payments, each made at the start of the school year. The amount differs between the first and second semesters.
• The necessary actual expenses for transportation to the nearest school offering the chosen educational program (monthly student passes) are covered.
• Costs for supplementary, appropriate learning support are covered to the extent that such support is necessary to achieve the learning objectives established under school regulations.
• Expenses for communal lunches for students (if the school is responsible for providing them) as well as for children in daycare centers and in home-based childcare are covered.

The responsible office will inform you of any documents that may be required.