education and participation package
Does your child want to play sports in a club or take part in a vacation camp? Does your child need learning support or financial help to finance the upcoming class trip?
If you personally are not in a position to make these things possible for your child, you can apply for benefits from the education and participation package.
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Basic information
The legal entitlement to benefits includes the following benefits in detail:
- Sports, culture and leisure: To enable children to take part in sports, games and cultural activities, 15 euros per month are available per child for contributions, fees and, if necessary, equipment.
- Lunch at daycare center and school. Participation in a child's lunch is free of charge.
- School supplies: For school materials such as satchels, pens and exercise books, 130 euros are granted for the first half of the school year and 65 euros for the second half of the school year.
- Learning support: If a child is not keeping up in class and is at risk of failing, they are entitled to appropriate learning support. The prerequisite is that the school confirms the need and that there are no comparable offers.
- Day trips and school trips: The costs for day trips from daycare or school are covered. Excursions/class trips lasting several days are also paid for. These services are invoiced directly by the respective school or day care center.
- School transport: From 01.01.2022, children and young people up to the age of 18 can use local public transport within Bremen free of charge, so that no further school transport is provided. Pupils aged 18 and over will have their travel costs to school covered, provided the school is a reasonable distance from their place of residence and the costs are not covered elsewhere. Applications are available from the schools.
Requirements
Receipt of benefits under:
- Social Code, Book II (Basic Security Allowance)
- Social Code, Book 12 (Social Assistance/Basic Income Support for the Elderly and Persons with Reduced Earning Capacity)
- Asylum Seekers Benefits Act
- Housing Allowance Act (Rent Subsidy/Housing Cost Subsidy)
- Federal Child Allowance Act (Child Supplement)
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Procedure
The application for basic income support benefits under Book II of the Social Code at the Bremen Job Center, as well as for social assistance and basic income support in the event of reduced earning capacity under Book XII of the Social Code, and for benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act at the Office of Social Services, also includes benefits for education and participation for children, adolescents, and young adults. Adolescents and young adults aged 16 and older must provide proof of school attendance.
Families receiving housing assistance or the child supplement must submit the appropriate documentation to the Office for Social Services in order to claim these benefits.
To access benefits for education and participation, the eligible person is issued a “Bremen Pass.” As a rule, the Bremen Pass is issued in person at the time the application is submitted. If a written application is submitted by mail, the Bremen Pass will be mailed to the applicant.
This generally constitutes approval of the benefits.
More information
Attention: The validity of the Bremen Pass is limited in time. After the eligibility period has expired, a new application for these benefits must be submitted.
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Competent Department
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Department for Social Services, Social Centre 1 – North – Education and Participation Package Amt für Soziale Dienste Sozialzentrum 1 - Nord - Bildungs- und Teilhabepaket
- +49 421 361 79800
- +49 421 361 7501
- Am Sedanplatz 7, 28757 Bremen
- Website
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FDS- BUT @afsd. bremen. de
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Department for Social Services, Social Centre 2 – Gröpelingen / Walle – Education and Participation Package Amt für Soziale Dienste Sozialzentrum 2 - Gröpelingen / Walle - Bildungs- und Teilhabepaket
- +49 421 361 16892
- +49 421 361 8304
- Hans-Böckler-Straße 9, 28217 Bremen
- Website
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FDS- BUT @afsd. bremen. de
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Department for Social Services, Social Centre 4 – South – Education and Inclusion Package Amt für Soziale Dienste Sozialzentrum 4 - Süd - Bildungs- und Teilhabepaket
- +49 421 361 79900
- +49 421 496 79898
- Große Sortillienstraße 2 - 18, 28199 Bremen
- Website
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FDS- BUT @afsd. bremen. de
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Social Services Department, Social Centre 5 – Vahr/Schwachhausen/Horn-Lehe – Education and Participation Package Amt für Soziale Dienste Sozialzentrum 5 - Vahr/ Schwachhausen/ Horn-Lehe - Bildungs- und Teilhabepaket
- +49 421 361 19500
- +49 421 361 19899
- Kurfürstenallee 130, 28211 Bremen
- Website
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FDS- 30 @afsd. bremen. de
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Department of Social Services, Refugees, Integration and Families Unit Amt für Soziale Dienste, Fachdienst Flüchtlinge, Integration & Familien
- +49 421 361 17040
- +49 421 361 17253
- Breitenweg 29-33, 28195 Bremen
- Website
- servicef9
@afsd. bremen. de
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Bremen Jobcentre, Central Branch Jobcenter Bremen Geschäftsstelle Mitte
- +49 421 5660 0
- Doventorsteinweg 48-52, 28195 Bremen
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Bremen Jobcentre, West Branch Jobcenter Bremen Geschäftsstelle West
- +49 421 56 60 0
- Schiffbauerweg 22, 28237 Bremen
- Website
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Bremen Jobcentre, North Branch Jobcenter Bremen Geschäftsstelle Nord
- +49 421 5660 0
- Hermann-Fortmann-Straße 24, 28759 Bremen
- Website
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Bremen Jobcentre, South Branch Jobcenter Bremen Geschäftsstelle Süd
- +49 421 5660 0
- Neuenlander Straße 10, 28199 Bremen
- Website
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Bremen Jobcentre, East I Branch Jobcenter Bremen Geschäftsstelle Ost I
- +49 421 5660 0
- Osterholzer Heerstraße 69, 28307 Bremen
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Bremen Jobcentre, East II Branch Jobcenter Bremen Geschäftsstelle Ost II
- +49 421 5660 0
- Kurfürstenallee 130, 28211 Bremen
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The Senator for Children and Education | Schools in the City of Bremen Der Senator für Kinder und Bildung | Schulen der Stadtgemeinde Bremen
- Rembertiring 8-12, 28195 Bremen
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City-wide Coordination of Education and Participation – no advice on individual cases Gesamtstädtische Koordination Bildung und Teilhabe - keine Einzelfallberatung
- +49 421 361-8383
- Bahnhofsplatz 29, 28195 Bremen
- kerstin.
hoops @soziales. bremen. de
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Fees / Costs
free of charge
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Deadlines & processing time
What deadlines must be paid attention to?
Approval is granted from the 1st of the month of application.
Recipients of housing benefit and/or supplementary child allowance can still receive benefits for education and participation retroactively for 12 months, provided it can be proven that these benefits have been received continuously since this date.How long does it take to process
The Bremen Pass will be sent to the applicant by post once the necessary documents and eligibility requirements have been met.
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Legal Bases
- Sozialgesetzbuch Zweites Buch (SGB II)
- Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz (AsylbLG)
- Wohngeldgesetz (WoGG)
- Bundeskindergeldgesetz
- Verwaltungsanweisung zu §§ 28 bis 30 SGB II und §§ 34-34b SGB XII
- Federal Child Benefit Act
- Social Code, Book II (SGB II)
- Asylum Seekers’ Benefits Act (AsylbLG)
- Housing Benefit Act (WoGG)
- Administrative guidance on Sections 28 to 30 of SGB II and Sections 34–34b of SGB XII
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Updated on 23.09.2026