Basics of Vocational Training Assistance (Berufsausbildungsbeihilfe) for Financing the Vocational Training (Ausbildung) 2025

The Vocational Training Assistance (BAB) is a financial support provided by the Employment Agency for apprentices in dual vocational training (Ausbildung) when their income is insufficient to cover living expenses.

Eligibility for Vocational Training Allowance (BAB) applies to trainees in a dual Vocational Training (Ausbildung) whose income and that of their parents or spouses is insufficient to secure living expenses during the Vocational Training (Ausbildung).

BAB, BAföG, and Housing Benefit are state support services with different target groups, eligibility requirements, and scopes of benefits. BAB is aimed at trainees in a dual training program, BAföG at students and pupils, while housing benefit supports low-income tenants regardless of their training status.