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 foster child's legal guardians.
In Bremen, PiB - Pflegekinder in Bremen gemeinnützige GmbH takes care of the declaration of assignment from the legal guardians directly when placing foster children. PiB will also advise you on the application process. If you take in a foster child in Bremen, you can apply for the monthly lump sums directly from PiB.
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Necessary Documents
- As a rule, no documentation is required.
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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. 30.04.2026