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Court Confirmed - Students Have No Right to Civic Money
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Students have no right to receive civic money.
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If you are enrolled at a university, you are not entitled to a citizen's allowance - even if your studies are not actually accepted. That is what the Lower Saxony National Social Court has decided.
Reading time 2 minutesOnly the enrolment at a university excludes the right to civic money. Even if a student starts a second degree and therefore does not have a Bafög claim, this is a judgment published on Monday, 16 February 2026, for which there is no civic money, the Lower Saxony State Social Court (LSG) in Celle decided (Az.: L 11 AS 56/24). The fact that the enrolled student did not actually conduct his studies and did not attend any cour…
The State Social Court has clarified that students are generally not entitled to citizen's allowance. Repayment may be waived if authorities fail to provide accurate information.
The Landessozialgericht Niedersachsen-Bremen (LSG) has decided that enrolled students are excluded from the citizenship allowance even if they do not study.
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