Applying for subsidies for students from low-income families enrolled in the classic or general secondary education system
Under certain conditions, students attending a classic or general secondary-education school in Luxembourg may receive financial support from the Psychosocial and Scholastic Assistance Centre (Centre psycho-social et d’accompagnement scolaires - CePAS): the low-income household subsidy.
This subsidy is granted for the purpose of purchasing school supplies, and contributing to expenses for extracurricular activities and activities outside of school.
The amount of the subsidy is based on the household's net income and the number of dependent children at the time of submission of the application.
Who is concerned
The following students are eligible for the subsidy granted by the CePAS:
- students in full-time schooling or in a concurrent education programme in the general or classic secondary-education system, registered in a Luxembourg public secondary education establishment or in a contractual private education establishment applying the Luxembourg public education curriculum or in a competence centre for specialised psycho-pedagogy;
- those who come from a low-income family;
- those in receipt of family benefits.
The application for the subsidy must be filed by the person who is responsible for the student.
Prerequisites
To obtain the financial aid, the applicant must:
- be a natural person;
- be of legal age on the date the application is submitted;
- live with the student in question and hold parental authority over them;
- belong to a household living below the low-income threshold.
Deadlines
To apply for the aid, the application form must be duly completed and signed, and returned to the Psychosocial and Scholastic Assistance Department (Service psycho-social et d’accompagnement scolaires - SePAS) of the school where the student is enrolled no later than 31 October of the school year for which the subsidy is being requested.
How to proceed
Filing an application
Eligible students can collect the application form for financial support at their school’s Psychosocial and Scholastic Assistance Service (SePAS) at the beginning of the school year.
The form is a questionnaire that must be completed and accompanied by the following documents:
- certificate of affiliation (social security registration certificate) from the Joint Social Security Centre (Centre commun de la sécurité sociale - CCSS) for each calendar year prior to the submission of the application by the applicant and their spouse, or their registered partner or partner living with them in the same household;
- the applicant's income statements for the past 3 months (except for the month of August) and, where applicable, those of their spouse or (registered) partner and the student him/herself;
- a certificate of payment of family benefits or, failing that, a copy of the latest bank statement (the school benefit is not taken into account);
- farmers, winegrowers and all self-employed persons must attach the most recent certificate issued by their tax office, or a copy of the most recent CCSS statement showing the taxable income on which their social security contributions are based;
- if applicable, a social report or social enquiry from the SePAS or CePAS, regarding the student;
- the enrolment certificate issued by the student's school (the school's stamp on the application form, signed and dated, is accepted as proof);
- an enrolment certificate if another member of the household is enrolled at a university or a volunteer in the youth service.
The Psychosocial and Scholastic Assistance Centre (CePAS) or the Psychosocial and Scholastic Assistance Service (SePAS) may request any other additional information or supporting document. The applicant must provide all these elements for the application to be taken into consideration.
An application must be lodged with the SePAS for each dependent child in the household.
The CePAS will notify both the applicant and the SePAS with regard to its decision.
In the event of a refusal, the CePAS will communicate the reason for the refusal to the applicant.
Makeup of the financial assistance package
The financial aid is paid in one instalment, in April.
The conditions for granting the subsidy for low-income households and its amount are determined according to a social index, calculated on the basis of:
- the composition of the household in which the student lives;
- the household's net income (only the income of the applicant and of their spouse or (registered) partner and the student him/herself are taken into account).
For the calculation of the social index, the student is considered to be:
- a child, if they live with their mother or father or with any other natural person on whom they are dependent;
- an adult if they live alone or cohabit, with or without dependent children, and are not eligible for the stay-in-school subsidy.
Who to contact
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Psychosocial and Scholastic Assistance Centre29, rue Aldringen
L-1118 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. L-2926 Luxembourg
Phone : (+352) 2477-5910Fax : (+352) 454544
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AL - Athénée de Luxembourg - service SePAS24, bvd. Pierre Dupong
L-1430 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Phone : 440249-6150Fax : 440249-6154 -
ALR - Lycée Atert Redange - SePAS service1, rue du Lycée
8508 Redange/Attert
Luxembourg
Phone : 266232-222 -
CNFPC-Centre National de Formation Professionnelle Continue - SePAS serviceseveral sites
Luxembourg
Phone : 55 89 87 202 -
École de Commerce et de Gestion – School of Business and Management21, rue Marguerite de Brabant
L-1254 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Phone : 2604-5310Fax : 2604-5105 -
EHTL - Ecole d'Hôtellerie et de Tourisme du Luxembourg- SePAS serviceRue Joseph Merten
L-9257 Diekirch
Luxembourg
Phone : 808791-447 / 441Fax : 808794 -
EIDE- Ecole Internationale de Differdange et Esch-sur-Alzette - SePAS serviceseveral sites
Luxembourg
Phone : 288572-243 -
Ecole nationale pour adultes - Psycho-Pedagogical Service15, rue de l'Acierie
L-1112 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Phone : 26650350-1 -
EPF - Ecole Privée Fieldgen - SePAS service21, rue d'Anvers
L-1130 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Phone : 499431-256 -
EPMC - Ecole Privée Marie Consolatrice - SePAS service101, rue de Luxembourg
L-4221 Esch / Alzette
Luxembourg
Phone : 571257-351 / 429 -
EPND - Ecole Privée Notre Dame Ste-Sophie - SePAS service4, rue Marguerite de Busbach
L-1269 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Phone : 434091-67 -
EPSA - Ecole Privée Ste. Anne - SePAS service108, Grand-Rue
L-9051 Ettelbruck
Luxembourg
Phone : 812210-205 -
LAM - Lycée des Arts et Métiers - SePAS service19, rue Guillaume Schneider
L-2522 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
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LAML - Lycée Aline Mayrisch Luxembourg - SePAS service38, bvd Pierre Dupong
L-1430 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Phone : 2604-3901 / 3902 / 3903 -
LBV - Lycée Bel-Val - SePAS service100, avenue du Blues
L-4368 Belvaux
Luxembourg
Phone : 265547-390Fax : 265547-333 -
LCE - Lycée Classique Echternach - SePAS service1, rue du Pont
L-6401 Echternach
Luxembourg
Phone : 728715-500Fax : 728715-509 -
LCD - Lycée classique de Diekirch - SePAS serviceaddresses depend on each site
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LEM - Lycée Ermesinde - SePAS service45, rue de la Gare
L-7590 Beringen
Luxembourg
Phone : 268900-340 -
LESC - Lycée Edward Steichen- service SePAS1, rue Edward Steichen
L-9707 Clervaux
Luxembourg
Phone : +352-206007-401 -
LGE - Lycée de Garçons Esch/Alzette - SePAS service71, rue du Fossé
L-4123 ESCH / ALZETTE
Luxembourg
Phone : 556285-250/ 231 / 232 / 235 -
LGK - Lycée Guillaume Kroll - SePAS service32, rue Henri Koch
L-4354 Esch-sur-Alzette
Luxembourg
Phone : 559545-262 / 207 / 263 / 264Fax : 559545-260 -
LGL - Lycée de Garçons de Luxembourg - service SePASPlace Auguste Laurent
L-1921 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Phone : 222302-521 -
LHCE - Lycée Hubert Clement - SePAS service2, rue Général Patton
L-4277 Esch-sur-Alzette
Luxembourg
Phone : 557155-329Fax : 572404 -
LJBM - Lycée Josy Barthel - SePAS serviceRue Gaston Thorn
L-8268 Mamer
Luxembourg
Phone : 263140-220 / 221 / 222 / 224Fax : 263140-223 -
LLJ - Lënster Lycée - SePAS service2, rue Victor Ferrant
L-6122 Junglinster
Luxembourg
Phone : 276963-241 / 237 -
LMRL - Lycée Michel Rodange - SePAS service30, bvd Pierre Dupong
L-1430 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Phone : 2604-7120 / 7121 / 7122 / 7333 -
LNW - Lycée du Nord Wiltz - SePAS serviceRue Général Patton
L-9551 Wiltz
Luxembourg
Phone : 959320-225 / 250 / 251 -
LNBD - Lycée Nic-Biever - SePAS service28, rue du Parc
L-3542 Dudelange
Luxembourg
Phone : 51 60 31-350 / 351 /354Fax : 51 60 31-356 -
LPEM - Lycée Privé Emile Metz - SePAS service50, route de Beggen
L-1220 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Phone : 439061-459Fax : 439061-456 -
LRSL - Lycée Robert Schuman - SePAS serviceBvd. Emmanuel-Servais
L-2535 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Phone : 228214-252 / 227 -
LTA - Lycée Technique Agricole - SePAS service72, avenue Salentiny
L-9080 Ettelbruck
Luxembourg
Phone : 818525-239 / 231Fax : 812170 -
LTB - Lycée Technique de Bonnevoie - SePAS service119, rue du Cimetière
L-1338 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Phone : 403945-230 / 279 / 265 -
LTE - Lycée Technique Ettelbruck71, avenue Salentiny
L-9080 Ettelbruck
Luxembourg
Phone : 819201-201 / 202 / 205 / 207Fax : 818901 -
LTL - Lycée Technique de Lallange - SePAS serviceBoulevard Hubert Clément
L-4064 Esch-sur-Alzette
Luxembourg
Phone : 559542-306 / 307 / 308 -
LTPES - Lycée technique pour Professions Educatives et Sociales - SePAS service45, rue de la Gare
L-7590 Beringen / Mersch
Luxembourg
Phone : 523525-215 -
LTPS - Lycée Technique pour Professions de Santé - SePAS serviceSeveral sites
Luxembourg
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MLG - Maacher Lycée - SePAS service3, rue de l’Ecole
L-6722 Grevenmacher
Luxembourg
Phone : 750665-5701/5702/5703 -
NOSL - Nordstadlycée - SePAS serviceRue Joseph Merten
L-9257 Diekirch
Luxembourg
Phone : 804754-42 / 40 / 41 / 45Fax : 804754-46 -
SLL - Sportlycée Lëtzebuerg - SePAS service66, route de Trèves
L-2630 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Phone : 267505-43 -
SLP - Schengen Lyzeum Perl - SePAS serviceAuf dem Sabel 2
D-66706 Perl
Deutschland
Phone : +49-68679111-290 -
EIMLB- Ecole Internationale Mondorf-les-Bains2, route de Burmerange
L-5659 Mondorf-les-Bains
Luxembourg
Phone : (+352) 281 288 1