Health Insurance When Changing Course: Key Facts
When you change course or university, your health insurance status can change. Here is what applies to statutory insurance, PKV and contributions.
Guides
Housing Benefit for Students: Eligibility, Calculation and Application
Housing benefit for students depends on household, rent and income. Who applies, which exclusions apply and which deadlines matter for the application.
Submitting a PKV Invoice: Original, Copy, App and Deadlines
Original, copy or app: The route depends on your insurer. Reimbursement becomes due when the review is complete, and the claim expires after three years.
Student Starter Kit: What You Really Need First
Bed, kitchen, laptop and documents first, the rest later: how to prioritise your student starter kit, buy second-hand and plan your starting budget.
Child Benefit for Students: Eligibility and Application
Child benefit for students: age limit, the 20-hour rule after a first degree, the application, the proofs and the diversion of child benefit explained.
Internship Health Insurance for Students: What You Need to Know
How you stay insured during an internship: family insurance, student insurance, minimum wage and income limits for 2026.
Private Health Insurance Tax Deductions for Students
How PKV contributions reduce your taxes as special expenses: which part counts, who claims them, and when the deduction does nothing.
Moving to University Checklist: A Stress-Free Start
Timeline, costs, registration and second residence for moving to university, with 2026 rent figures and a clear order of tasks.
Taxes for Students: When You Pay and When You Do Not
When students pay taxes: the €12,348 basic allowance, how BAföG, scholarships and mini-jobs are taxed, and when a tax return brings money back.
Compulsory Insurance Threshold for Students: What It Means
The compulsory insurance threshold applies to employees. For students, enrolment, age 30 and the 20-hour working rule decide who is insured and for how long.
