GENERAL QUESTION · 258
Mensch & Gesellschaft · BAMF 07.05.2025
What is the youth welfare office allowed to do in Germany?
Official German wording
Was darf das Jugendamt in Deutschland?
Answer options
- AIt decides which school the child attends.
- BIt can take a child who is beaten or has to go hungry out of the family.Correct answer
- CIt pays the child benefit to the parents.
- DIt checks whether the child attends a kindergarten.
EDITORIAL LEARNING AID
Why is this answer correct?
In case of acute danger to the child's welfare, the youth welfare office may take a child into temporary care and remove it from the family (§ 42 SGB VIII). Answer b is therefore correct. Parents decide about the choice of school (a), child benefit is paid by the family benefits office (c), and there is no obligation to attend kindergarten (d).
The youth welfare office may take children into care when there is danger.
This translation and explanation are editorial learning aids. The official German wording and answer key govern the examination.
Source
Official BAMF question catalogue dated 7 May 2025. BAMF