Apply for monthly foster child support benefits 
In the case of full-time care benefits, the necessary maintenance of the minor and young adult is ensured by ongoing benefits. The necessary maintenance includes the costs for material expenses and for care and education.
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Basic information
To ensure the necessary maintenance of foster children, ongoing benefits are granted in the form of lump sums for the costs of material expenses and care and education.
The lump sums for the costs of material expenses are graduated according to age and cover the entire, regularly recurring living expenses of a foster child. The lump sums for care and education are not dependent on age.
Requirements
You have a permit for full-time care according to § 44 SGB VIII and are in a foster relationship of full-time care.
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Procedure
Foster carers can apply for the monthly lump sums if they have a declaration of assignment from the guardians of the foster child.
In Bremen, PiB - Pflegekinder in Bremen gemeinnützige GmbH already takes care of the declaration of assignment from the guardians directly when placing foster children. PiB also advises you on the application process. If you take in a foster child in Bremen, you can apply for the monthly lump sum directly to PiB.
You can also submit an application for monthly lump sums digitally via the online service "Pflegekinderwesen Digital" using the form "Monatlicher Pauschalbetrag in der Vollzeitpflege (Leistungen nach § 33 i.V.m § 39 SGB VIII)".
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Necessary Documents
- As a rule, no documentation is required.
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Competent Department
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Amt für Soziale Dienste | Sozialzentrum 1 | Wirtschaftliche Jugendhilfe | Blumenthal, Vegesack, Burglesum
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- Am Sedanplatz 7, 28757 Bremen
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groepelingen- walle @afsd. bremen. de
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- Große Sortillienstraße 2-18, 28199 Bremen
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- +49 421 361-19500
- +49 421 361-19899
- Kurfürstenallee 130, 28211 Bremen
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Amt für Soziale Dienste | Fachdienst Flüchtlinge, Integration und Familien | Wirtschaftliche Jugendhilfe für unbegleitete minderjährige Ausländer*innen
- +49 421 361 28643
- Breitenweg 29-33, 28195 Bremen
- Website
- Wjh.
uma @afsd. bremen. de
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Online Services
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Online service foster care
The online service "Pflegekinderwesen Digital" is a digital service for citizens who are interested in taking in a foster child or who want to apply for financial benefits for a foster child who is already living in the family.
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Fees / Costs
gebührenfrei
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Deadlines & processing time
What deadlines must be paid attention to?
There is no deadline.
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Legal Bases
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The official information in German is complete and correct. 12.11.2025