Help for young adults in plain language

Some young people find it difficult to live alone.

They need support.

With help, people should be able to be independent.

And they should be able to live a self-determined life.

Are you between 18 and 27 years old?

Then you can get help from the Youth Welfare Office.

The help is called: Help for young adults.

Would you like to take advantage of this help for young adults?

Then you need to submit an application.

• What help is available for young adults?
• Who can get help?
• What does help for young adults cost?
• Where do you apply?
• What do you need to apply?
• Where can you get help?

Help for young adults is available
for young people between the ages of 18 and 27.

It doesn't matter:

• whether you live with your parents,
• whether you live alone,
• or whether you live in a residential group.

There are different types of help.

For example:

• Educational support
  
  A specialist supports you in everyday life.
  
  For example with
  • problems in the family
  • difficulties at school
  • or at work

• Individual support
  
  You receive personal support.
  
  You learn how to deal with difficult situations.
  
  And you learn to solve problems yourself.

• Home education
  
  You live in a facility for a period of time.
  
  A specialist will help you regularly.

• Assisted living
  
  You live with other people in a residential group.
  
  You will receive support from a specialist.

• Integration assistance
  
  This assistance is for people with a disability.
  
  And for people with mental health problems.
  
  A specialist helps with living, learning or working.

You can get help for young adults,

for example if you:

• are between 18 and 21 years old,
• need support to live independently.

In special cases, you can get help up to the age of 27.

This is decided by the Youth Welfare Office.

In most cases, the youth welfare office pays for the help.

If you

• live with your parents
• or live alone

you usually don't have to pay anything.

But:

Sometimes young people live in a home
or in an assisted living group.

In this case, you have to contribute to the costs.

The Youth Welfare Office will tell you exactly how much you have to pay.

Would you like to take advantage of help for young adults?

Then you can talk to the Youth Welfare Office.

The staff at the Youth Welfare Office

• will advise you,
• help you with your application,
• and work with you to find the right help.
  

For the application you need:

• Your identity card.

Sometimes you will need additional documents.

The Youth Welfare Office will explain what you need.

Do you have questions about help for young adults?

The local youth welfare office can help you.

Don't know where the nearest youth welfare office is?

Look on the website of your city.

Or search the internet for:

"Youth welfare office + name of your city"