Frequently Asked Questions

The Education and Participation Package (BuT) is government help for children and young people from families with a low income. It makes sure all children can learn well. This includes the state paying for professional tutoring when a child needs better results, for example to move up a grade or to graduate.

Students up to 25 years old are entitled if their family gets one of these benefits:

• Citizen's Allowance (formerly Hartz IV)
• Housing benefit
• Child supplement
• Social assistance
• Benefits under the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act

No. You get the BuT in addition. It is not counted as income against your social benefits. You get the full tutoring, and your money from the authority is not reduced.

We make it as easy as possible for you:

1. Request: Fill out our online form.
2. Appointment: We contact you for a first free tutoring session.
3. Documents: We prepare all applications for you and send them to you ready for signature by mail or email.
4. Submission: You sign the documents and bring them to the first tutoring session.
5. Approval: We handle the communication with the responsible authority (job center or social welfare office). Within a short time, you will receive a decision from the job center or social welfare office approving the learning support.

You don't have to fill out complicated forms from the authorities. To get started, it is enough to fill out our online form. We take care of the rest for you.

This varies by region, but usually takes between 2 and 6 weeks. Since we submit professionally prepared applications, we speed up the process as much as possible.

Generally, all school subjects are supported in which the child needs help (e.g., mathematics, German, English, science). The focus is often on core subjects, but other subjects are also possible if needed.

The tutoring primarily takes place at the school or a public facility as group instruction. In exceptional cases, the lessons can also take place as one-on-one instruction at the student's home, at the tutor's location, or via video call.

The tutoring usually takes place in small groups or as individual one-on-one instruction. Our qualified tutors tailor the lessons precisely to the needs of your child.

The frequency is determined individually. We generally recommend 16 teaching units of 45 minutes per month to achieve sustainable learning success.

Yes, tutoring sessions can also be continued during school holidays to close knowledge gaps or prepare material for the next school year. Simply let us know in advance.

If your child cannot make an appointment, the session can be rescheduled. Please let us know at least 48 hours in advance so we can inform the tutor and find a replacement date.

We offer our free tutoring throughout Germany. Our network of qualified tutors is constantly growing to enable children across Germany to access education. You can find a detailed overview of all cities and regions where we are already active on our locations page.

Yes! Even if we are not yet active in your city, you can submit a request. We will add you to our waiting list and inform you immediately as soon as we start in your region or can offer you online tutoring.

Yes. If you are entitled to the Education and Participation Package, the government pays all costs. There is no registration fee, no material cost, and no co-payment for you.

No. You never have to pay us any money at any point. We bill our services directly with the responsible authority (job center or social welfare office).