You can use the Studentenwerk Göttingen's BAföG calculator to find out how high your individual requirements could be.

 

€ /mtl

Students who live with their parents receive  427,00
Flat-rate extra payment for rent 56,00
Extra payment if student has own health insurance 84,00
Possible extra payment for care insurance 25,00
Maximum monthly support 592,00

The extra insurance payments are usually only available for those aged 25 and above.


 

€ /mtl

Students who do not live with their parents (live in their own flat/shared flat/student residence) receive 427,00
Flat-rate extra payment for rent 325,00
Extra payment if student has own health insurance 84,00
Possible extra payment for care insurance 25,00
Maximum monthly support 861,00

 

In addition students who live in a family unit with at least one child of their own get a payment increases of €150 per month for every child under 14 years of age. The extra payment is granted to only one parent within a single time period. If both parents live together and are receiving funding via BAföG, they must agree among themselves who will receive this payment.