The university awards funds to support single students with children as well as single pregnant students. These funds are intended to meet the special needs and social hardship of single students with children (e.g. contribution to childcare costs) or single pregnant students (e.g. initial equipment).
- Amount: EUR 100 monthly
- Application/Term: anytime until the end of the year (follow-up application possible)
- Consultation: required
Applications and information can be obtained from the Family Service Office. Needed documents:
- RPTU Student enrollment paper
- Mother's pass or birth certificate of the child/the children
Age limits for BAföG
Bachelor: 30 years of age, Master: 35 years of age. However, there are the following exceptions for parents: the applicant has not started his or her education on time due to the upbringing of children up to 14 years of age. For this reason and in the case of pregnancy, the maximum funding period can be extended appropriately.
BAföG continues to be paid in the case of interruptions of up to 3 months (pregnancy or illness). Students who live with their children in the same household who have not yet reached the age of 14 are entitled to a childcare supplement (currently EUR 650 per month upon application).
Leave of absence and BAföG
BAföG is not paid during a semester on leave.
Additional needs/allowance
BAföG only covers the costs arising in connection with education. Therefore, an additional need for students with children and pregnant women cannot be asserted. However, if students have their own income, which is credited to BAföG, the monthly allowance increases by EUR 330 for the students themselves, by EUR 730 for each child and by EUR 805 for their spouse or partner. The allowances for the spouse/partner and the children are each reduced by their income.
Graduation Loans
Support for graduates can be provided in the form of a governmental loan, also for foreign students who are supported in accordance with Sec. 8 BAföG. Information and forms are available from the department responsible for BAfög and scholarships.
RPTU
Department for BAföG and scholarships
Phone: +49 631 205 - 3316
Phone: +49 631 205-2055
Further Information/forms relating to BAföG:
All services offered by Studierendenwerk are aimed at both German and foreign students. The offers are summarized in a list. Further information and application forms are available from the Studierendenwerk.
Studierendenwerk Kaiserslautern
Building 30, Room 254
Phone: +49 631 205 - 4488
E-Mail: info[at]studwerk-kl.de
Parents are entitled to parental allowance if they look after the child themselves and do not work more than 32 hours/week if the child is born as of September 1, 2021 (max. allowance before: 30 hours per week). The basic parental allowance is a wage replacement benefit, which is calculated on the basis of a staggered replacement rate of up to 65 per cent (depending on the income level), starting from the average net income 12 months before birth. The maximum is EUR 1,800 and the minimum is EUR 300. Parents who are not working receive the minimum amount; any income from part-time work is deducted from the parental allowance.
Families who have more than one child are eligible for a sibling bonus, which increases the parental allowance by 10%, but at least by 75 € per month. The parental allowance is paid to father and mother for a maximum of 14 months; both can freely share the period among themselves. One parent may claim a maximum of twelve months for himself, two further months are granted if there is no income during this period and the other parent participates in the care of the child. Single parents are entitled to parental allowance for 14 months.
The parental allowance plus (ElterngeldPlus) pays off more when family and career are shared as partners, as parents are supported by a partnership bonus and flexible working arrangements and both return to work at an early stage, part-time, and provide for family income. Parents who work part-time are entitled to parental allowance plus for 28 months and receive half of the monthly basic parental allowance.
A partnership bonus entitles each parent to up to four additional parental allowance plus months. This is subject to the condition that both take care of the child together for two-four months (which can be arranged flexibly) and that both work between 24 and 32 hours a week. The basic parental allowance can be combined with the parental allowance plus.
During the Covid 19 pandemic, the Ministry of Family Affairs issued regulations so that parents are not disadvantaged when receiving parental allowance if they cannot pursue gainful employment as planned.
Application:
Kaiserslautern district administration (Kreisverwaltung Kaiserslautern)
Clerk's phone: +49 631 7105 - 423
City of Kaiserslautern (Stadt Kaiserslautern)
Phone: +49 631 365 - 4669
Angelika Meigel (letters M-Z)
Phone: +49 631 365 - 2669
Sites in German only:
The BMFSFJ parental allowance calculator
Note:
The BFSFJ offers the “Family Benefits Information Tool” - www.infotool-familie.de. With the help of this digital service, parents(-to-be) and families can find out, by entering only a few details, which family benefits and other support services are available to them.
Family Service Office
Dipl.-Sozialwiss. Leslie Schleese
Building: 57
Room: 271
67663 Kaiserslautern
Tel.: +49 631 02054323
E-Mail: l.schleese@rptu.de
Consultation by appointment
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