Continuation of accommodation / assistance for young adults Accompaniment

If it is important for their development, young adults can also receive educational support after their 18th birthday and be placed in full-time care.

The goals of full-time foster care are not achieved in the short term. Help can be continued when a foster child turns 18. This is to ensure that progress made in the development of the young adult is not jeopardized. Young adults receive help as long as their personal development does not allow them to lead a self-determined, independent and autonomous lifestyle.

If help is continued, the previous offer will be continued.

The continuation of assistance must be applied for before the 18th birthday. It can be granted up to the age of 21. In exceptional cases, it can also be granted beyond this age.

Foster care service at the youth welfare office

Please contact the foster children's service at the youth welfare office in the responsible district or the responsible independent city or special status city.

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Available from the Foster Children's Service at the Youth Welfare Office in the locally responsible district or the locally responsible independent city or special status city.

Granting of educational assistance in accordance with §27 SGB VIII.

Continuation of the assistance can be applied for if the assistance ends due to the young person coming of age and/or because a continuation would contribute to stabilizing the situation of the adolescent or young adult.

§ 41 SGB VIII

The application for continued assistance is made by the young people or young adults themselves.

The foster children's service or the local youth welfare office can advise them on this.

There is no deadline.

There are no costs.