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Transitional allowance for persons with disabilities; application for it

As a person with disabilities, you may receive transitional benefits to help cover your living expenses if you participate in certain educational activities.

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Procedure details

As a rule, you will receive transitional allowance as a subsistence benefit in connection with a special benefit for participation in working life, for example for participation in a further training measure in a vocational rehabilitation facility.

Your previous gross pay is usually the basis for the calculation.

The amount of your transitional allowance also depends on your personal situation, for example

  • whether you have a child or a stepchild who has been taken into your household, or
  • whether your spouse/life partner living in the same household as you is unable to work because he or she is caring for you or needs care himself or herself.

You will also receive the full amount of the transitional allowance if you take part-time measures.

You can receive the transitional allowance for the entire duration of your measure.

If you are no longer able to participate in the measure for health reasons alone, but are expected to be able to participate again, the transitional allowance will continue to be paid for up to 6 weeks, but no longer than until the scheduled end of the measure.

For absences for reasons other than health, you are only entitled to transitional benefits if the Employment Agency recognizes an important reason for the interruption of participation. Important reasons include, for example:

  • Marriage
  • Birth of a child
  • Change of residence
  • Attendance at a court hearing.

The transitional allowance is paid monthly in arrears as an allowance.

As a rule, you are entitled to transitional benefits if the following conditions apply to you:

  • You have a disability and therefore require special support in integrating into working life. The Federal Employment Agency is your responsible rehabilitation agency.
  • You will participate in one of the following measures:
    • Vocational training,
    • Vocational preparation including a required basic training,
    • individual in-company qualification within the framework of "Supported Employment",
    • measure in the entrance procedure or vocational training area of a workshop for disabled people or at another service provider, or
    • further vocational training.
  • For the period of the last 3 years (pre-employment period), one of the following requirements applies to you:
    • You have been covered by social insurance for at least 12 months.
    • You are entitled to unemployment benefits according to SGB III and have currently applied for them.
    • You are entitled to unemployment benefits according to the Soldiers' Pensions Act (SVG).

There are the following exceptions:

  • If you are a career returnee or a career returnee with disabilities, the limitation of the pre-employment period to 3 years does not apply to you.
  • The conditions of the pre-employment period may be waived entirely if, within the last year before the start of the measure, you have
    • have obtained a training qualification at a vocational school or other vocational training institution and this training corresponds to vocational training in a recognized training occupation, or
    • you have obtained an examination certificate that is equivalent to the final certificate of vocational training in a recognized training occupation.

  • Required document/s

    When you contact your advisor, please ask which documents you need in addition to the questionnaire for transitional allowance and participation costs.

If you would like to apply for the transitional allowance in connection with a measure for professional integration, proceed as follows:

  • Make an appointment for a consultation at your employment agency.
  • In a personal meeting, you will discuss the possibilities for your professional integration with your advisor. Your advisor will review your prerequisites with you and determine the necessary measures and benefits.
  • Your counselor will also discuss with you the forms and supporting documents that you will need to complete and submit. You can also fill out the documents and upload any required evidence online.
  • You will then receive a decision.

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An objection may be lodged within one month of notification of the decision.

When submitting the questionnaire for transitional allowance and participation costs before the start of the measure, around 1 month after the start of the measure; after the start of the measure, around 1 month (0 to 2 months)

Appeal to the employment agency that issued the decision. Further information on how to file an appeal can be found in the respective notice.

  • Appeal procedure (optional); lodging an appeal

    If the objection has no suspensive effect, an application for suspension of enforcement can be made to the original authority or the objection authority in accordance with Section 80 (4) VwGO. Instead, an application for an order or restoration of the suspensive effect of the objection can be made to the competent Bavarian Administrative Court in accordance with Section 80 (5) VwGO.

    Please note: If it concerns the demand for public charges and costs (§ 80 Para. 2 Sentence 1 No. 1 VwGO), an application to the court is generally only admissible if the authority has previously rejected an application for suspension of enforcement (§ 80 Para. 6 VwGO).

Status: 13.03.2023
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales
Source: Federal Portal
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