Child benefit
Parents are entitled to child benefit until their child's 18th birthday if the child lives in Germany, in a Member State of the European Union or in a state to which the Agreement on the European Economic Area applies. If your child is training or studying, the entitlement is extended to a maximum of 25 years.
Further information: https://familienportal.de/familienportal/familienleistungen/kindergeld
Child benefit offices Niedersachsen:
https://www.kindergeld.org/familienkassen/niedersachsen.html
Children surcharge
Parents or guardians who receive child benefit can apply for additional children surcharge. The child supplement offers financial support to families on a low income.
Further information: https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/familie-und-kinder/kinderzuschlag-anspruch-hoehe-dauer
Benefits from the education and participation package
In particular, children, adolescents and young adults who receive unemployment benefit II, social allowance or social assistance or whose parents receive the child allowance or housing benefit, have a legal right to benefits for education and participation. Even those who receive benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act may be entitled to the education package. In addition, there may be an entitlement to benefits from the educational package if the child or his / her parents do not otherwise receive any of the above-mentioned benefits but cannot satisfy the specific education and participation needs of the child.
The benefits of the education and participation package include:
• one-day school and kindergarten excursions
• multi-day school and kindergarten trips
• the personal school supplies
• the transport of pupils to school
• Learning support
• Participation in lunch at school or daycare facilities
• participation in social and cultural life in the community.
These benefits may be granted in cash or in kind.
Where you can apply for the benefits of the education and participation package on site can be found at: https://www.bmas.de/DE/Themen/Arbeitsmarkt/Grundsicherung/Leistungen-zur-Sicherung-des-Lebensunterhalts/Bildungspaket/leistungen-bildungspaket.html;jsessionid=48641CF4529BD49D3DEC71057C4F62A9