The education and participation package explained in plain language

Many municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia have already established solutions to increase the take-up of benefits under the education and participation package. The common goal is to break down barriers to take-up in order to promote and support children and young people from low-income families in particular.

All children and young people in Wuppertal should have the same opportunities for education and participation. For this reason, the city has decided to publish the brochure "Bildung und Teilhabe für Kinder und junge Erwachsene. Information in plain language". This addresses all families in Wuppertal equally and shows what opportunities the education and participation package offers.

The brochure is the first from the city of Wuppertal in plain language. The contents have been checked by the Office for Plain Language and certified with the seal for plain language. In addition to general information on the education and participation package, the brochure also provides a description of all benefit components in plain language:

• Excursions, class trips and daycare trips
• Money for the ticket to school
• After-school help
• Lunch
• Leisure activities
• School supplies and school books