Information on the Application for the One-off Payment Due to the Rise in Energy Costs
The Students’ Energy Price Allowance Act (Studierenden-Energiepreispauschalengesetz - EPPSG) entered into force on 21 December 2022 (http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/eppsg). Under this Act, students at higher education institutions are entitled to a one-off payment of 200 euros due to the rise in energy costs. To qualify for the payment, you must have been enrolled at a higher education institution on 1 December 2022, and your domicile or habitual residence must have been in Germany on that date.
Please note that applications can only be submitted until 30 September 2023.
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin is only responsible to provide the access data to those students who are entitled to apply for the one-off payment.
Full details about the one-off payment, the process of application and approval can be found at https://einmalzahlung200.de.
With the access code you can apply for the one-off payment at https://antrag.einmalzahlung200.de.
The access code, resp. the PIN, necessary for the application process you will find after login into the AGNES-Portal in the menu item „Energy one-off payment“. If you have not activated your personal student account yet, we strongly recommend to do so.
Former students who do not have access to the AGNES-Portal anymore will receive a letter with the access code within the next few days by snail mail, with a time interval another letter with the PIN. Depending on the postal services the letters may arrive delayed. The letters will be sent to the last address known to us. If your address hast changed meanwhile contact us please.
If we did not provide you with access data you are not entitled to apply for the one-off payment. Who is entitled to apply results from § 1 EPPSG and the specifications of the federal government that complete these requirements.
Further details on who is entitled to apply for the one-off payment can be found in the frequently asked questions at
https://www.einmalzahlung200.de/eppsg-en/frequently-asked-questions.
For the provision of the access data, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin only checks whether there was a sufficient student status in terms of the entitlement to apply on the cut-off date of 1 December 2022.
Access code
The access code is required to apply for the one-off payment. If you use the federal user account (BundID) with strong authentication for your application, i.e., you have an electronic ID (online ID function, European eID, ELSTER certificate), the access code is sufficient for the application.
PIN
If you use the federal user account (BundID) with weak authentication for your application, i.e., if you do not have an electronic ID (online ID function, European eID, ELSTER certificate), you must also enter a PIN.
Further Information
Details about the process and about how to activate your eID, set up a BundID account and submit an application can be found at
If you encounter any problems in applying for the payment, please read the FAQ at
https://www.einmalzahlung200.de/eppsg-en/frequently-asked-questions.
If you have further questions, please contact the support team for applicants at
https://www.einmalzahlung200.de/eppsg-en/contact-us.
If you are experiencing technical problems, it is helpful if you can provide screenshots.
Privacy Protection
Privacy protection information for applicants according to Art. 13 and 14 DS-GVO, § 23 BlnDSG can be found at
https://www.berlin.de/sen/wissenschaft/studium/energiepreispauschale-1302516.php.