Securing livelihoods and government support

The government can provide people with more than just social allowance or basic security. In this area you will find additional information about support for people on low incomes.

Services in Securing livelihoods and government support

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Activation and placement voucher, measures with a private employment agency (MPAV)
Access to the measures takes place within the framework of an activation and placement voucher. As part of the discretionary service, the placement and counseling specialist...
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Apply for a certificate of eligibility for housing
The Wohnberechtigungsschein is an official certificate that a tenant can use to prove that he or she is entitled to move into a publicly subsidized apartment (social housing) in...
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Apply for a citizen's allowance
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Apply for a heating cost subsidy for non-piped energy sources
Following the introduction of the gas price brake for gas and district heating customers, private households that heat with energy sources such as heating oil or wood pellets can also benefit.
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Apply for a subsidy from the Federal Employment Agency for internship remuneration for young people who are to be prepared for in-company vocational training as part of an introductory training program
If you would like to introduce young people to vocational training in your company through a paid internship, you can apply for a subsidy towards the internship allowance.
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Apply for a subsidy from the Jobcenter for internship remuneration for young people who are to be prepared for in-company vocational training as part of an introductory training program
If you would like to introduce young people to vocational training in your company through a paid internship, you can apply for a subsidy towards the internship allowance.
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Apply for an integration grant from the job center
If you employ people in your company who are not yet fully able to work at the start of their employment, you can apply for subsidies towards wage costs.
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Apply for assistance with living expenses (social welfare)
If your income or assets are not sufficient to cover your necessary living expenses, you will receive assistance with living expenses (social assistance) under certain conditions.
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Apply for basic income support in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity
Is your income in old age or with full disability not sufficient for the necessary livelihood? Then you can apply for basic security.
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Apply for benefits for the integration of self-employed persons
If you receive Citizen's Allowance and would like to become self-employed or are already self-employed, your Jobcenter can support you with necessary purchases of material goods and with free advice and training.
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Apply for compensation under the Infection Protection Act because of child care
Your child is affected by a school or daycare closure and you can no longer work because of it? Find out here how you will be reimbursed for loss of earnings.
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Apply for compensation under the Infection Protection Act for loss of earnings
Are you no longer allowed to work due to infection protection and have a loss of earnings as a result? Find out here how you can be reimbursed for loss of earnings.
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Apply for compensation under the Infection Protection Act for uncovered operating costs
Have you had to close your business or practice due to a ban on activities or quarantine? Here you will find information on how to obtain reimbursement of ongoing uncovered operating costs.
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Apply for continued housing benefit
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Apply for education and participation benefits for children, young people or young adults in receipt of citizen's allowance
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Apply for help to overcome special social difficulties
If you find yourself in a difficult situation, you cantake advantage of advice on help to overcome particular socialdifficulties
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Apply for housing benefit for the first time or for a new time
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Apply for integration assistance for children and young people with mental disabilities or impending mental disabilities
If a child or young person has a mental disability or is at risk of one and their participation in society is restricted as a result, they can apply for integration assistance.
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Apply for integration subsidy at the employment agency
If you hire people in your company who are not yet performing at full capacity at the start of employment, you can apply for subsidies to cover wage costs.
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Apply for one-off needs according to § 31 SGB XII
Are you unable to cover one-off needs such as initial furnishings for an apartment or for a baby from your own resources? Then you can apply for one-off benefits from your local social welfare office.
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Apply for start-up money
If you receive Citizen's Allowance and you want to become self-employed or take up employment subject to social insurance contributions, you can receive an introductory allowance under certain conditions.
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Apply for support for the training and employment of severely disabled people
As a company, you can receive subsidies or advice on how to maintain or create jobs and training positions for severely disabled people.
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Apply for the funeral costs to be covered
If you are obliged to cover the funeral costs of a deceased person even though you do not have the financial means to do so yourself, you can apply to the social welfare provider to have the costs covered.
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Apply for training allowance
As a person with disabilities, you can receive training allowance to cover your living costs if you take part in certain training measures.
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Apply for unemployment benefit
If you lose your job or training place, you can apply for unemployment benefit to ensure that you are financially secure.
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Apply for vocational training allowance
If you are not living with your parents during your training, you can apply for a vocational training allowance to cover your living costs.
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Applying for financial aid for agricultural enterprises
Your farm has suffered a life-threatening damage from a natural disaster or from adverse weather conditions of supra-local importance? Then, under certain conditions, you can be granted state-funded aid.
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Applying for social assistance for minors in the care of relatives
Minor children who live in another family (foster family or relatives) can receive benefits to secure their livelihood in accordance with SGB XII in order to secure the necessary livelihood of the foster child. Caregivers can also receive these.
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Checking professional suitability with diagnostic measures for people with disabilities
If you have a disability, you can receive support services to help you participate in working life. However, your occupational aptitude may need to be assessed or a work trial may need to take place first.
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Communicate significant changes for housing benefit such as number of household members, rent, burden or income
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Free charging
In a free store, you can take or drop off items for free.
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Homelessness Help with imminent loss of housing
Have you received an eviction notice, been dismissed without notice or lost your home for other reasons? Then you can claim help for the impending loss of your home.
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Providing assistance for the elderly
As part of the care of the elderly, you as an elderly person receive a wide range of information and support.
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Purchase of public transport tickets
For local public transport you need a public transport ticket. This can be purchased from the Nahverkehrsbund.
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Receive aid for surviving dependants in agricultural accident insurance
As a survivor or surviving dependant, you can receive benefits from the agricultural accident insurance. This is possible if your relative or dependant has not died as a result of an insured event.
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Receive funding for activation and professional integration measures from the job center
If you receive basic security benefits, you can be supported by measures that make it easier for you to (re)enter the world of work.
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Receiving juvenile assistance in criminal proceedings (juvenile court assistance)
When young people become delinquents, the Youth Welfare Office's youth court assistance is involved in the proceedings.
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Residence permit due to displacement
If you have fled from Ukraine, you can receive a residence permit for temporary protection under certain conditions.
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School social work
School social work is a socio-educational service provided by child and youth welfare services in and with schools. It makes an important contribution to personal development,...
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School trips: reimbursement of costs
A school trip is teaching at a different location, i.e. it is a school event that allows a direct view and discussion of topics relevant to teaching. They are prepared and...
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Social ticket
Socially disadvantaged people can purchase a discounted ticket for public transport.
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Submit an application for an increase in housing benefit
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You can get food at the food bank of your municipality. These can be purchased free of charge or for a small amount.
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Take advantage of addiction counseling
Are you no longer able to control your use of drugs, alcohol, gambling or social media? Then addiction counseling centers can help you and your loved ones anonymously and free of charge, either on site or online.
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Volkshochschule Bildungsgutschein
Contrary to the educational support of the Arge, adult education centres offer their own so-called education vouchers or education premiums. With these you get the possibility...
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Wardrobe
If you have a low income, then you can get free or cheap textiles from a clothing store.
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Apply for a loan in certain acute emergency situations
If you receive citizen's allowance, you can apply for a loan from the Jobcenter in acute emergency situations if you are unable to pay an amount that is actually covered by your standard needs and you cannot defer payment.
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Apply for a loan or needs-based grant for training
If you find yourself in a financial emergency situation during your training, you can receive a loan or grant from the Jobcenter under certain conditions.
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Apply for an education loan
If you need financial support for your school education or studies, you can apply for a temporary low-interest educational loan under certain conditions.
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Apply for an education voucher
If you are unemployed and want to continue your education, you can get an education voucher under certain conditions. With an education voucher, the Federal Employment Agency...
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Apply for assistance with living expenses (social assistance) when living in a special form of accommodation
If you live in a special form of accommodation and your income or assets are not sufficient to cover your necessary living expenses, you can receive assistance with living expenses (social assistance) under certain conditions.
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Apply for basic training for people with severe visual or hearing impairments
If you have a severe visual or hearing impairment, you first have to learn how to deal with the new situation. With basic training, you can learn special skills that you will need at work and in everyday life.
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Apply for child supplement
If you as parents earn enough income for yourself, but your income is not enough or only just enough for the whole family, you can apply for the child supplement.
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Apply for education and participation benefits for children, adolescents and young adults in receipt of subsistence assistance
If you receive assistance with living expenses, you or your child can receive education and participation benefits. This includes support for participation in school, daycare, child daycare and leisure activities as well as tutoring, school meals and school transportation.
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Apply for free funding SGB II
If you have further, labor market-related support needs in addition to the other legally regulated support services for integration into work, you can apply for benefits from the so-called Free Support SGB II in individual cases.
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Apply for individual support for participation in working life
If you need support with professional integration or to secure an existing job due to your disability, you may be eligible for individual support.
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Apply for insolvency allowance
If your employer is insolvent and can no longer pay your wages, you can apply for insolvency benefits.
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Apply for municipal integration services
If you receive a citizen's allowance and have difficulties finding work due to your personal circumstances, the Jobcenter can support you with advice and support services.
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Apply for one-off benefits
Relocation, pregnancy, birth: if you lack the money for certain situations in your life, you can apply for one-off benefits.
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Apply for rent arrears to be paid while receiving citizen's allowance
If you have rent debts, you can apply for financial help to prevent you from becoming homeless. If you have already lost your home, you can get appropriate advice.
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Apply for seasonal short-time allowance
If your company belongs to the construction industry or an equivalent company and you lose work during the so-called bad weather period, you can partially compensate for your employees' loss of earnings with seasonal short-time allowance.
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Apply for subsidies for health insurance and long-term care insurance contributions in accordance with §32 SGB XII if you live in a special form of accommodation
If your income or assets are not sufficient to cover your necessary living expenses, you will receive support in financing your contributions to health and long-term care insurance under certain conditions.

This also applies if you live in a special form of accommodation.
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Apply for subsidies for the training and employment of people with disabilities at the Employment Agency
If you train or further train people with disabilities and severely disabled people in your company, you can receive a subsidy towards their training pay. If you subsequently employ severely disabled people on a permanent basis, you can receive a wage subsidy.
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Apply for subsidies for the training and employment of people with disabilities at the Jobcenter
If you train or further train people with disabilities and severely disabled people in your company, you can receive a subsidy towards their training pay. If you subsequently employ severely disabled people on a permanent basis, you can receive a wage subsidy.
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Apply for support to finance health insurance and long-term care insurance contributions from the social welfare provider
If your income or assets are not sufficient to cover your necessary living expenses, you will receive support in financing your contributions to health insurance and long-term care insurance under certain conditions.
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Apply for transitional allowance for people with disabilities
As a person with disabilities, you may receive transitional benefits to help cover your living expenses if you participate in certain educational activities.
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Applying for pension compensation for surviving spouses from statutory accident insurance in the event of remarriage
As a surviving dependant, you will receive a settlement from the statutory accident insurance instead of a pension if you remarry or enter into a new civil partnership.
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Applying for sickness benefit for an accompanying person during inpatient treatment of people with disabilities
You can receive sickness benefit if you accompany a person with a disability who is receiving inpatient treatment. The sickness benefit compensates you for the loss of earnings incurred as a result of accompanying the person.
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Applying for sickness benefit for self-employed persons in statutory health insurance
Even if you are self-employed, you can insure yourself at the general contribution rate with statutory sickness benefit entitlement from the 7th week, just like employees subject to compulsory insurance. To do this, you must submit a declaration of choice to your health insurance fund.
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Applying for vocational training for people with disabilities who are fully incapacitated for work
If you are currently unable to work at least 3 hours a day due to your disability, you can receive support in a workshop for disabled people or from another service provider.
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Applying for voluntary unemployment insurance
If you are not compulsorily insured under the unemployment insurance scheme, you may apply for insurance on a voluntary basis under certain conditions.
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Benefits for social participation in statutory accident insurance
If your equal social participation is at risk as a result of an accident at work or on the way to work or a recognized occupational disease, you can receive benefits for social participation.
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Receive a pension from the statutory accident insurance
If your earning capacity is reduced after an accident at work or due to an occupational illness, you will receive a pension from the statutory accident insurance.
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Receive cost coverage for participation in a work trial or clarification of professional aptitude
In order for people with disabilities to receive support with labor market integration, their professional aptitude may need to be determined in advance or a work trial may need to be carried out. The employment agency covers the individual participation costs.
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Receive information on the development of addiction problems, the risks of addiction and the prevention and worsening of addiction problems
Take care of your health and that of your family. Addiction prevention offers free information, advice and support. The addiction prevention service is aimed at children, young people, adolescents and adults as well as their relatives.
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Receive injury benefit from the statutory accident insurance
If you are unable to work due to an accident at work or an occupational disease, you will receive injury benefit.
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Receive orphan's pension from statutory accident insurance
If your parent has died as a result of an insured event, you will receive an orphan's pension from the statutory accident insurance fund under certain conditions.
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Receive transitional allowance from statutory accident insurance during occupational rehabilitation
If you are taking part in qualified measures for participation in working life (occupational rehabilitation) as a result of an accident at work or commuting accident or a recognized occupational disease and are not receiving a salary, you will receive a transitional allowance.
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If persons insured by law have died in connection with the insured activity, the surviving widows or widowers will receive a widow's or widower's pension as long as they have not remarried.
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Receiving child injury benefit from statutory accident insurance
Has your child had an accident at kindergarten or school and therefore needs to be looked after by you at home? Then you can receive child injury benefit under certain conditions.
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If you need financial support to take part in school activities, tutoring, meals and transportation, you can receive benefits for education and participation under certain conditions.
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Social security rights and obligations in the Union including those related to getting pensions
Here you will find information about your rights and obligations in the field of social security, including relating to pensions.
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Take advantage of debt counseling
Do you have financial difficulties or are you at risk of over-indebtedness? Then debt counseling can help you.
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Injured parties can receive benefits for the continuation of their household as a result of a recognized consequence of injury.
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