Overview

• The Green Party’s Misbah Khan argues the pass prevents culture from becoming a luxury good for low-income families.
• Launched in 2023 with €200 for the 2005 birth cohort, the scheme offered €100 vouchers to last year’s 18-year-olds.
• Around 463,300 beneficiaries activated the pass, spending €20.7 million largely on books, cinema and concert tickets.
• Cultural Minister Wolfram Weimer has not publicly committed to backing the initiative ahead of the evaluation outcome.
• The Bundestag coalition agreement requires a formal assessment and a decision on extending the scheme to additional age groups.