Employees are granted an accommodation allowance for official travel requiring an overnight stay (Section 7 German Travel Expenses Act - BRKG).
You will be reimbursed 20 euros for an overnight stay for which you do not submit receipts. This is paid out even if you had no expenses or your expenses were less than 20 euros per night.
If you submit receipts or invoices without further explanation, you can receive up to 70 euros for an overnight stay excluding the cost of breakfast. If the actual cost of your overnight stay exceeds 70 euros, you must provide an explanation for the full amount to be reimbursed. Acceptable reasons include:
If you have questions, please contact the Travel Expense Office.
In order to be reimbursed for breakfast or board provided by the hotel, the invoice must be issued to TU Berlin. Reimbursement is not possible for meals provided as an optional service. This is the only way to verify that the overnight stay and breakfast were taken in order to conduct official business for TU Berlin. If the accommodation is charged to you, TU Berlin is unable to assume the costs for board and will only reimburse the accommodation expenses. Meals are then covered by the relevant per diem.
An accommodation allowance is not provided:
Accommodation may be located up to 30km from the place of business. Meals are not reimbursed for stays in administrative districts neighboring Berlin, as it is reasonable to expect you to travel home rather than spending the night there.