Under certain conditions, people whose main place of residence is Bonn receive a Bonn ID card. This entitles them to discounts on certain services.

Trainees, pupils and students only receive a Bonn ID card if they receive a vocational training allowance (BAB) or benefits in accordance with the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG).

People who receive citizen's allowance under the Second Book of the German Social Code (SGB II), social assistance under the Twelfth Book of the German Social Code (SGB XII) or benefits under the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act (AsylbLG) are generally eligible and receive the Bonn ID card automatically. No application is therefore necessary for these people.

If you belong to this group of people and do not receive your Bonn ID card automatically, please first contact your case worker at the Jobcenter Bonn or the Office for Social Affairs and Housing to find out whether the personal data you have entered there is correct.

You can apply for the Bonn ID card to be issued or extended in writing or online via the service portal. You can find the link under "Forms and links".

Bonn ID card calculator

You can use the Bonn ID card calculator (see under "Forms and links") to calculate in advance, without obligation, whether you could be entitled to a Bonn ID card. Please note that the calculation is based on the information you provide and is therefore a non-binding result. The final decision will be made by the Bonn ID Office.

Reductions

By resolution of the Council of the City of Bonn, a discount is granted on some tickets of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg GmbH (VRS) according to the applicable fare, limited to the Bonn city area, upon presentation of the Bonn ID card.

Discounts are granted on 4-person tickets for children in the short-distance and 1b price categories, on the 4-person ticket 1b and the monthly ticket for adults as well as the so-called "19 € ticket" (monthly subscription ticket). The discounts can be found in detail on the SWB website, the link can be found under "Forms and links".

All information on the discount options can be found under "Forms and links" under "Information sheets" in the "Bonn ID card guidelines".

Application via our service portal
You can apply for the issue or renewal of a Bonn ID card directly online via our service portal. You will find the link to this service in our service portal under "Forms and links".

Applying by post
You can print out the application form at the bottom of this page. You can also obtain it from the following offices:

• Benefit departments of the Office for Social Affairs and Housing
• Service departments of the Office for Children, Youth and Family
• Hardtberg, Bad Godesberg and Beuel town halls
• City Hall (Information)
• Jobcenter Bonn

If you do not have a form available, the application must contain the following information:

• Surname, first name, date of birth and address of the applicant
• Surname, first name and date of birth of each other person who is part of the community of need (household) and for whom a Bonn ID card is to be issued

You can send the applications with the required documents to the city administration by e-mail or post, post them in the city's letterboxes or hand them in at the information points in city offices.

The Bonn ID cards issued are sent by post.

a) If you receive benefits

Do you receive

• economic youth welfare
• BAFöG or vocational training allowance (BAB) or do you receive
• social benefits from other providers (not citizens' allowance according to SGB II, social assistance according to SGB XII or benefits according to the AsylbLG)

please enclose the completed and signed application with the relevant grant notice.

b) In the case of low income without receipt of benefits

To check your eligibility, you must enclose with your application all proof of the current gross income of all family members and the costs of accommodation.

The following list of possible supporting documents is not exhaustive:

• Wage/salary statements for the last 12 months or certificate of earnings from the employer
• Tax assessment notice or profit and loss account for income from self-employment
• Complete pension statement or current pension adjustment notification
• Current notice or bank statement as proof of child benefit
• Notification of supplementary child allowance or declaration that supplementary child allowance is not being received and applied for
• Notice of approval for parental allowance
• Notice of approval for unemployment benefit I, sickness benefit or transitional allowance
• Notice of housing benefit or declaration that housing benefit is not being received or applied for
• Proof of investment income
• Proof of the amount of all maintenance payments received
• Proof of educational support for children in the household
• Proof of non-cash benefits.

Proof of accommodation costs

For tenants:
Current confirmation from the landlord about living space, basic rent, ancillary costs, heating costs or suitable other evidence such as rental agreement and statements.

For owners:
Interest charges, land charges, heating costs, type of heating, house rent for condominiums, etc.

Except in the case of delivery to authorized recipients, the address of the benefit notices must match the current main residence in Bonn.

If the members of a household receive different benefits, all notices must be enclosed in full.

free of charge

Trainees, pupils and students only receive a Bonn ID card if they receive vocational training allowance (BAB) or benefits in accordance with the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG).

The Bonn ID cards issued are sent as a simple letter by post.

If you have a low income and do not receive benefits

You can also receive a Bonn ID card if your income does not exceed a certain income limit and you do not belong to one of the above-mentioned groups of people.

Income limit
The income limit is calculated as follows

• 2 times the applicable standard rate of standard needs level 1
• plus the relevant standard rates of the members of the community of need, whereby 1.5 times the relevant standard rate is to be applied for the first child;
• as well as the reasonable costs of accommodation within the meaning of SGBII/XII.
  Information on the appropriate rent levels in Bonn can be found at the bottom of the page.

The calculation for checking eligibility depends on personal circumstances and varies from household to household.