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Back|Ausbildungsfinanzierung: Mehr als 60.000 Bafög-Empfänger – Zahl auf Tiefstand
Ausbildungsfinanzierung: Mehr als 60.000 Bafög-Empfänger – Zahl auf Tiefstand
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Die Zeit·8 hours ago·Education·1 min read·🇩🇪Germany·

Ausbildungsfinanzierung: Mehr als 60.000 Bafög-Empfänger – Zahl auf Tiefstand

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  • Im vergangenen Jahr sank die Zahl der Bafög-Empfänger um drei Prozent auf rund 60.100 Personen und damit auf den niedrigsten Stand seit 2000.
  • Der durchschnittliche Förderbetrag stieg hingegen auf 691 Euro pro Monat.

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Das Bundeskabinett beschloss im August eine künftige Erhöhung der Wohnkostenpauschale und des Grundbedarfs im Bafög.

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Die Zahl der Bafög-Empfänger ist gesunken: Im vergangenen Jahr erhielten gut 60.100 Personen entsprechende Leistungen, wie das Statistische Landesamt in Fellbach mitteilte. Darunter seien 52.400 Studierende und knapp 7.700 Schülerinnen und Schüler gewesen. Im Vergleich zum Vorjahr ging die Zahl der geförderten Personen um drei Prozent zurück und sank damit auf den niedrigsten Stand seit dem Jahr 2000. Nur in den Jahren von 1997 bis 2000 wurden nach Angaben der Statistiker noch weniger Personen vom Staat unterstützt.

Der durchschnittliche Förderbetrag lag im Jahr 2025 bei 691 Euro pro Person und Monat. Das waren 28 Euro oder vier Prozent mehr als im Jahr 2024. Studierende erhielten durchschnittlich 667 Euro, Schülerinnen und Schüler 865 Euro, wie das Statistische Landesamt mitteilte.

Das Bundeskabinett hatte im August eine Erhöhung der Unterstützung auf den Weg gebracht. Die im Bafög enthaltene Wohnkostenpauschale für diejenigen, die nicht mehr bei den Eltern wohnen, soll demnach zum Sommersemester 2027 von jetzt 380 auf 440 Euro im Monat steigen. Der sogenannte Bafög-Grundbedarf für Studierende, der aktuell bei 475 Euro liegt, wird danach in zwei Schritten auf das aktuelle Niveau der Grundsicherung angehoben: zum Wintersemester 2027/28 auf 503 und zum Sommersemester 2029 auf 563 Euro. Auch das Schüler-Bafög steigt.

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  • Wohnkostenpauschale im Bafög steigt zum Sommersemester 2027 auf 440 Euro

    Very likely · Within months

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  • ?Was sind die genauen Ursachen für den Rückgang der Empfänger?
  • ?Wie stark werden die anstehenden Erhöhungen die Empfängerzahlen beeinflussen?

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  • Im vergangenen Jahr sank die Zahl der Bafög-Empfänger um drei Prozent auf rund 60.100 Personen und damit auf den niedrigsten Stand seit 2000.
  • Der durchschnittliche Förderbetrag stieg hingegen auf 691 Euro pro Monat.

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