Germany
The official amount for 2027 is 992 Euro a month. A government bill before the Bundestag would raise the BAföG rates the amount is based on from 1 April 2027.
Topics · Topic record
Sperrkonto
This page is assembled from the stories below. Every line comes from a story's current version and links to the source it cites.
Where things stand
- DevelopingGermany's blocked account (Sperrkonto) for students: 992 Euro a month in 2027, and what the BAföG bill could change
The official amount for 2027 is 992 Euro a month. A government bill before the Bundestag would raise the BAföG rates the amount is based on from 1 April 2027.
Key facts
- For 2027, the Federal Interior Ministry has set the money a student must show for a German study visa or residence permit at 992 Euro a month, unchanged from 2026. It published the figure in the Federal Gazette on 31 August 2026. Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette)
- If you prove accommodation whose rent and service charges are below 380 Euro a month, the amount you must show falls by the difference. Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette)
- In October 2026 the federal government sent the Bundestag a bill (Drucksache 21/8405) that would raise the BAföG housing amount from 380 Euro to 440 Euro and the insurance supplements from 102 Euro to 121 Euro and from 35 Euro to 39 Euro, from 1 April 2027. Deutscher Bundestag
Timeline
- In October 2026 the federal government sent the Bundestag a bill (Drucksache 21/8405) that would raise the BAföG housing amount from 380 Euro to 440 Euro and the insurance supplements from 102 Euro to 121 Euro and from 35 Euro to 39 Euro, from 1 April 2027. Deutscher Bundestag
- For 2027, the Federal Interior Ministry has set the money a student must show for a German study visa or residence permit at 992 Euro a month, unchanged from 2026. It published the figure in the Federal Gazette on 31 August 2026. Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette)
- For 2026 the amount was also 992 Euro a month, published on 29 August 2025. Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette)
- For 2025 the amount rose to 992 Euro a month, published on 27 August 2024, with the housing threshold at 380 Euro. Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette)
- For 2024 the amount was 934 Euro a month, published on 30 August 2023, with a housing threshold of 360 Euro. Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette)