ErlangenPass - frequently asked questions

You can apply for the ErlangenPass without calculation if you receive social benefits such as citizens' allowance, basic income support in old age or housing benefit or are doing voluntary service (federal voluntary service, voluntary social or ecological year). You can apply for the ErlangenPass with calculation if you do not receive any social benefits, for example because you are above the income limits, but still have little money available. Every person in the household aged 15 and over is entitled to submit an application.

There are no costs for the ErlangenPass. This also applies to the ErlangenPass with charge.

You can find the income and asset limits on the ErlangenPass service page

You can find the rollover calculator on our homepage at www.erlangen.de/ep-rechner

You can apply for the ErlangenPass online, by post or in person at the town hall, at the Zentrale Stelle Bildung und Teilhabe / ErlangenPass. Please make an appointment for a personal visit. To apply, please present your proof of income in the form of bank statements. You can find the documents to be submitted for this on the ErlangenPass service page.

The calculation does not take into account the actual rent, but a flat rate calculated from the upper rent limit plus a flat rate for heating costs. In this respect, you do not need to submit any documents.

The total household includes all persons living in your household, for example (spouse) partners, children and grandparents.

No, people who live in a shared flat are considered to be separate households unless they live together.

No, subtenants do not count as part of the total household.

No, one-off income (such as Christmas bonuses or children's vacation jobs) is not taken into account and therefore does not have to be declared.

You can claim maintenance for a family member not living in the household as a burden. If your contributions to health and long-term care insurance are not deducted directly from your gross salary, but are paid separately by you, you can also claim these as a burden. However, only the costs for basic cover are taken into account here. Optional benefits or supplementary insurance cannot be recognized.

Child benefit that you receive is always taken into account. If you pass on child benefit to a child who does not live in your household (e.g. student), this can be taken into account as a maintenance payment if you have proof of the maintenance payment (e.g. bank statement).

If you are self-employed, please arrange a personal appointment with your case worker at the Central Office for Education and Participation/ErlangenPass. In this case, the online calculator is only of very limited use.

You can find a list of all discounts at www.erlangen.de/erlangenpass-vorteile.
You can find even more information on the offers, the cooperation partners and many other tips in our brochure "Gut beraten - günstig leben". You can obtain this free of charge from the information desk in the town hall or from many public places, such as savings banks, libraries, etc. You can also download it online at www.erlangenpass.de.

Please present your ErlangenPass and an identification document (identity card, passport) to the respective provider in order to claim the respective discount.

The ErlangenPass is valid for at least 1 year. The exact period of validity can be found on the sticker on the back of the pass.

You can easily extend your ErlangenPass by post or email without having to pay a fee. To do this, please send your original ErlangenPass and your current notification or proof of volunteering to the person responsible. For the ErlangenPass with calculation, please submit an application for the extension.

The extension is possible from 3 months before the ErlangenPass expires.

Each person who is entitled to an ErlangenPass receives their own ErlangenPass with their name, so the pass is only valid for that person.

No, in this case you may keep and use the ErlangenPass until the expiration date.

In this case, please contact your case worker at the Central Office for Education and Participation/ErlangenPass as soon as possible so that a replacement card can be ordered for you.

If you move within the city of Erlangen, please inform your case worker at the Central Office for Education and Participation/ErlangenPass of your new address. If you no longer live in Erlangen after your move, you must hand in your ErlangenPass immediately and may no longer use it.

No, people with a severely disabled person's pass are also entitled to the ErlangenPass either free of charge or with a charge.

No, only people who live in the city of Erlangen can apply for an ErlangenPass.

There are already many discounts for trainees and students, which are very often the same as the ErlangenPass discounts.