Integration assistance through integration support for children and young people with disabilities at schools

If your child requires the support of an integration assistant when attending school, you must submit an application to have the costs covered.

Once you have submitted an application, the service provider will decide on the basis of the information provided whether to use an integration assistant, their qualifications, the amount of time and the duration of the support.

You will then receive a formal decision.

If your participation is impaired by a mental disability, please contact the youth welfare office.

If you have a physical and/or mental disability, please contact the local integration assistance provider.

If your child or young person is dependent on direct, individual support when attending school due to their disability, the use of integration assistants may be necessary.

Pupils

• with particularly challenging behavior
• who endanger themselves or others
• with special communication needs
• with a need for nursing, medical and therapeutic assistance
  

• The application is always made by you as the person with parental responsibility
• Informal application or formal applications from the youth welfare or social welfare provider
• Educational statement from the school, if applicable. In addition to the need for assistance, this should indicate the necessary qualifications of the school companion.
• If necessary, medical certificates/opinions from the school medical service

Clarify directly with the youth welfare office, social welfare office and the school which documents you need to submit.

The application process is free of charge for you.

No proof of income or assets is required from you as parents.

The benefit is only granted for a certain period of time.

The processing time is usually 14 days, but can be extended by obtaining an expert opinion to determine the eligibility requirements.

• § Section 35a of Book Eight of the German Social Code (SGB VIII)

You can lodge an appeal against the decision of the youth welfare or social welfare agency. You must lodge the appeal with the authority from which you received the decision.