Training allowance; application for subsidies for the training and employment of severely disabled persons and persons with equivalent status

If you provide in-company training or further training for severely disabled persons and persons with equivalent status, you can receive a training allowance. If you subsequently employ this person on a permanent basis, you can receive a wage subsidy.

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Training allowance for severely disabled people or people with equivalent status

As a rule, you will receive the training allowance for the entire duration of your training or further education.

The amount of the allowance is determined on an individual basis and depends on the type and severity of the disability and the impact of the disability on the training or further training.

The allowance is paid monthly and, in the case of severely disabled persons or persons with equivalent disabilities, amounts to up to 80% of the monthly training allowance for the last year of training or further training, including the employer's flat-rate contribution to the total social security contribution. In justified exceptional cases, subsidies can be provided up to the amount of the training allowance for the last year of training.

All company measures that focus on the vocational training or qualification of severely disabled people or people with equivalent status can be funded. This also includes dual courses of study, for example, if these include a vocational qualification in accordance with the Vocational Training Act.

Your job center will decide whether you can receive the training allowance. There is no legal entitlement to a subsidy.

Note: The Jobcenter is only responsible if you are a person with a severe disability or equal status.

In the case of people with disabilities, you should submit the application to the relevant employment agency if no other rehabilitation provider is responsible.

Integration grant following initial or further training

If you employ a severely disabled person or a person with equivalent status after completing initial or further training funded by a training grant, the Jobcenter can pay you an integration grant.

The integration subsidy amounts to up to 70 percent of the salary and can be paid out for one year.

However, the specific amount is at the discretion of the Jobcenter.

The job center in whose district the employable person entitled to benefits has his or her habitual residence is responsible. The job center is also responsible for existing employment relationships if top-up benefits are granted in accordance with the Second Book of the German Social Code.

The prerequisite for the training allowance is

that training or further training cannot be achieved without this support,
that there is an aptitude for the desired training or further training occupation,
there is a signed training or further training contract with the company,
that a training allowance, wage or salary is paid,
that the severely disabled persons and persons with equivalent status receive benefits in accordance with SGB II

the prerequisite for the integration grant is

that an employment contract exists following successful completion of in-company training or further training and
that this initial or further training was supported with a training allowance for severely disabled people.

Required document/s
- Signed training or further training contract: for training allowance
- Signed employment contract: for integration subsidy
- Entry in the register of training relationships: in the case of training
- Severely disabled person's pass, if applicable
- If applicable, notification of the degree of disability or equal opportunities notice
- Proof of completed training or further training: for integration grant

You can apply for both the training allowance and the integration allowance following initial or further training in writing, in person or by telephone:

Get in touch with your contact person at the Jobcenter. They will give you the forms to fill in and instructions on the application procedure.
Complete the application in full and submit it to the Jobcenter with all the necessary documents.
You can also complete the documents online.
The Jobcenter will check your application.
You will then be notified whether your application has been approved or rejected.

You can also apply for the integration grant online:

Go to the "eServices" portal on the Federal Employment Agency's website.
Log in with your user ID and call up the application.
Complete the application, upload the required documents and submit the application.
Your job center will check your application and your documents.
You will receive notification of the decision on your application.