If you have a disability and are taking part in certain training courses, you can apply to the Employment Agency for financial support to help you cover your living costs. The amount of the training allowance depends on how high the training allowance requirement rate is and how high your income, that of your parents and that of your spouse or registered partner is. Income only plays a role during vocational training.

You will not be reimbursed for any personal expenses, such as rent, clothing or food. The training allowance is based on general needs and is a lump sum.

The amount of the training allowance depends on

• the measure you are taking part in and
• the type of accommodation, i.e. where you are accommodated during the course. This can be, for example, with your parents, in your own household, with the person training you or in a residential home, in a boarding school or in a special facility for people with disabilities.

In the case of vocational training, you will usually receive the training allowance for an approval period of 18 months. Depending on the training measure, your training allowance can also be granted for a shorter period or extended after the 18 months.

You will also receive training allowance for vacation periods if these are part of the measure and the employment agency has recognized them as part of the measure.

If you interrupt your participation for health reasons, you will continue to receive the training allowance until the end of the third full calendar month following the onset of the illness, but at most until the scheduled end of your measure. The day of the illness counts towards this three-month period.

You are only entitled to training allowance for periods of absence for reasons other than health 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
• Attending a court hearing

The training allowance is paid monthly in arrears. If you are not entitled to training allowance for the full month, you will receive one thirtieth of the monthly amount for each calendar day.

The training allowance is paid to you as a subsidy and you do not have to pay it back.