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I am going to a language course but I cant. I literally couldnt today because I ran out of money. The sozialamt cut down around -350€ from me because of the 100€ child support I receive from my dad, and since the course started at the end of the month I couldnt even get a Deutschland Ticket. Is there a ticket for asylum seekers/people who are receiving money from job center? Because even Deutschland ticket is too pricey for me
asked Jan 31 in Education by maribel999 | 206 views
Your city Rathhaus should offer a monthly ticket for asylum seekers. You have to request them.

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Hi @maribel999

I do not understand why if you receive 100€ child support, you then receive 350€ less benefits from the Sozialamt. The Sozialamt must have issued you with a detailed calculation of how much you are entitled to. You should check this and if there is no clear reason for the additional 250€ cut in benefits (e.g. you have another source of income such as from work), then you should appeal their calculations.

If you are doing an integration course, then you can apply to BAMF for an allowance for your travel costs. This is only possible if your school is more than 3 kilometres from your home. Here this is explained on page 4 in English:

https://***.bamf.de/SharedDocs/Anlagen/EN/Integration/Integrationskurse/Kursteilnehmer/Merkblaetter/630-121_merkblatt-oeffnung-Integrationskurse.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=8

If English is not your first language, the document is available in other languages here:

https://***.bamf.de/SharedDocs/Anlagen/DE/Integration/Integrationskurse/Kursteilnehmer/Merkblaetter/630-121_merkblatt-oeffnung-Integrationskurse.html?nn=282388

If it is not an integration course, then the only option I can think of is to apply for the travel costs to be covered under ‘other benefits’. The law covering benefits for asylum seekers is called the Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz. Under paragraph 6, the Sozialamt can in special circumstances provide extra benefits.

It states such extra benefits must be essential for a person’s livelihood or health. I doubt that travel costs to take part in a language course would be seen as such an essential need but you can make an application. If you do, then you need to make a detailed argument about how much the travel costs are, how you have no other transports possibilities, how it is affecting your attendance and ability to learn German etc.

Best,

Éanna

answered Mar 1 by mbeon-Éanna
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