Tag Archive for: BAföG

15.Aug2023

Important change in BAföG office hours

Telefon

Unfortunately, our case workers in the BAföG office are currently barely keeping up with the work due to the high volume of applications. Some applications are taking much longer to process than usual. We apologise for this.

In order to speed up the processing time, we have to temporarily restrict our telephone consultation hours. From now on, you can only reach your case worker on Tuesdays from 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. and on Wednesdays from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

For general information, you can still use the telephone hotline of the InfoPoint (07121 / 68088-0) or the free hotline of the Federal Government. The hotline can be reached at 0800-223 63 41 from Monday to Thursday from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. and on Fridays from 8.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.

Thank you for your understanding!

01.Dec2022

Reduction of telephone consultation hours at the BAföG Office

Telefon

We are currently receiving many messages from students asking about the status of their BAföG application. Unfortunately, processing is currently taking much longer than usual. We apologise for this.

In order for our colleagues in the BAföG Office to be able to concentrate more on processing applications and to reduce waiting times, we have decided to temporarily restrict our telephone consultation hours. Therefore, the appointments on Monday and Thursday have to be cancelled until the end of April 2023. On Tuesday, the case workers will be available as usual from 9-11 a.m. and on Wednesday from 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. Thank you for your understanding!

07.Nov2022

Higher BAföG payments in October

Heizkosten

In October, many BAföG recipients were able to look forward to more money thanks to the heating allowance and the 27th Amendment Act.

Many BAföG recipients were able to look forward to more money at the end of October. The reasons for the higher financial support are, on the one hand, the 27th Amendment Act, which brought with it a significant increase in the need rates, and on the other hand, the payment of the first heating allowance.

Some students are unsure about the higher transfer and are currently trying to enquire about the funding amount at the BAföG Office, as they have not yet received a notice of change. However, this will be sent by post in the next few weeks. Until then, please refrain from making enquiries by phone at the BAföG office or with the person in charge, thank you!

28.Jun2022

Bundestag passes 27th BAföG amendment

Frau spart Geld

On June 23, the 27th BAföG Amendment Act was passed in the Bundestag. A number of changes will come into force in the winter semester 2022/23, thanks to which BAföG recipients will receive more money in the future. The number of students entitled to BAföG will also increase.

With the law, support under BAföG is now to be opened up again to significantly broader sections of the population. The amendment provides for a 5.75 percent increase in the requirement rates due to the rising cost of living – originally, an increase of five percent was planned. The allowances for BAföG recipients are also now to rise by 20.75 percent instead of 20 percent. It is planned that the new regulations will come into force at the start of the winter semester 2022/23.

A concrete overview with the most important changes can be found on the info page of the DSW.

Those who have not previously received BAföG could now be eligible due to the increases from the winter semester 2022/2023: So try it out right away and apply for BAföG at www.bafoeg-digital.de!

19.May2022

New responsibilities in the area of BAföG

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BAföG InfoPoint

Due to an internal restructuring, the BAföG office at Hohenheim has been moved to Reutlingen. All applications are now processed centrally by our colleagues in the Head BAföG Office (Listplatz 1).

This also means that the responsibilities of our case workers have changed. You can find out exactly who is responsible for processing your application here:

https://my-stuwe.de/en/bafoeg/bafog-contact-persons/

Please note that since the outbreak of the pandemic, more and more enquiries have been coming in to the BAföG office. The processing time may therefore be delayed – we ask for your understanding. Our team at the BAföG office is doing everything in its power to process the incoming applications as quickly as possible. Please try to refrain from asking questions about the processing status of your application, as this costs our staff additional time.

 

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