The Federal government planned increase of the Bafög-rates is not enough: The criticized Kai Gehring, higher education spokesman for the Green parliamentary group in the Bundestag. “Even with the planned amendment of the loss of importance of the Bafög is not stopped,” explains Gehring. Between 2014 and 2017, the number of Bafög decreased-Funded $ 180,000, on average, around of 557,000 students and 225,000 students of the month. With the Bafög-amendment this fall would by no means betting.
on the contrary, the Federal count, apparently, only about 35,000, in addition, Subsidised, criticized Gehring. He relies on a response from the German Federal Ministry of education (BMBF) on a request from the Greens in the Bundestag. Therein, the BMBF announced, although not a concrete number. However, the more effort, the BMBF computing in the processing of Bafög applications after the Reform decrees, to those of 35,000, in addition, Supported close, says Gehring. Also, the high school groups of the Jusos requested at the beginning of the week, “a lot more”, in order to create a reversal of the trend to the Bafög.
The Cabinet advises on Wednesday over the Bafög
The Federal Cabinet will advise on Wednesday about the bill to the Bafög-amendment, whose goal is to be as reported, to make the student loans more attractive. The amendment proposes to increase the Bafög maximum rate from the next winter semester in two stages to 2020 from 730 to 850 euros. The basic requirements to rise by five percent and then two percent of the living allowance for students living with their parents, from 250 to 325 euros. Similarly, subsidies for health and nursing care insurance are on the rise.
for More core points of the Reform: The tax-free allowances for the income of the parents is to rise in three steps up to 2021 to 16 percent, so that more students received Bafög – the third stage was not initially provided and now is still. The exemption amounts for the assets of the Bafög recipient is raised 2021 from 7500 to 8200 euros. Are planned Changes in the repayment of the Bafögs. The monthly Rate is expected to rise from 105 to 130 Euro. For the duration of the return is capped payment at twenty years – the repayment of the remaining debt will be those who adopt that are not able to pay back all the. Overall, the Federal government will spend 1.8 billion euros for the Bafög-Reform.
The last increase, there were 2016
The last Bafög increase, had it in 2016, and prior to that had done nothing for ten years. Gehring calls to increase funding rates and allowances for the next Semester to ten percent. After that, the student loans would have to rise “automatically and regularly”, which is a requirement, which is collected for a long time by the German student Union and also of the Jusos is affirmed.
The residential package is made of Gehrings point of view, “inadequate”, a regional differentiation according to the housing law would be fairer. Further “structural changes” need to be addressed, such as the better promotion of students in part-time, nursing students or an orientation semester. Gehring also criticizes that the Federal government appear to be in breach against the obligation to Report to the Bafög and the next Bafög report until 2021, instead of 2019.
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striking in the response of the Federal government on the Green-request to the low number of Online applications for the Bafög. Between August 2016 and April 2018, the Bafög Offices only 900 Online applications recorded, which corresponds to a share “in the parts per thousand range,” as Gehring criticized. The Federal government’s promise although changes had occurred with the countries in the talks. In the Bafög-amendment this pledge suggest, but not again.
