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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:
Apply for a certificate of eligibility for housing
If you would like to move into social housing, you first need a certificate of eligibility for housing. You must apply for this at the relevant office.
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.
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.
Apply for a subsidy from the Employment Agency for internship remuneration for young people who are to be prepared for in-company vocational training as part of an introductory qualification program
If you would like to introduce young people to vocational training in your company via a paid internship, you can apply for a subsidy for internship remuneration.
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.
Apply for an education loan
If you need financial support for your school education or your studies, you can apply for a temporary low-interest education loan under certain conditions.
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.
Apply for assistance with living expenses (social assistance)
If your income or assets are not sufficient for your necessary living expenses, you will receive assistance for living expenses (social assistance) under certain conditions.
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.
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.
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 can be reimbursed for loss of earnings.
Apply for compensation under the Infection Protection Act for loss of earnings
If you have to seclude yourself or are no longer allowed to work due to infection control and have a loss of earnings as a result, you may receive compensation.
Apply for compensation under the Infection Protection Act for operating costs not covered
Have you had to close your business or practice due to an activity ban or quarantine? Here you can find information on how the reimbursement of ongoing non-covered operating costs takes place.
Apply for energy price flat rate for students, (vocational) technical students
Under certain conditions, if you were enrolled at a university or (vocational) college in Germany on 01.12.2022, you can receive a one-off flat-rate energy allowance. You must apply for this.
Apply for insolvency allowance
If your employer is insolvent and can no longer pay your wages, you can apply for insolvency benefits.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Apply for vocational training allowance
If you do not live with your parents during your training, you can apply for vocational training allowance to cover your living expenses.
Apply to employers for benefits for participation in working life in accordance with SGB IX
As a company, you can receive subsidies or advice on how to maintain or create jobs and training positions for people with severe disabilities or people with equivalent status.
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.
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.
Assistance in special circumstances (social assistance)
If you need help in special circumstances, then you can claim benefits from other social assistance.
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.
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.
Child and youth welfare/ social assistance: Arbitration offices
The parties can turn to the relevant arbitration board for clarification of disputed facts in the remuneration agreements for social welfare facilities and child and youth welfare facilities.
Cost absorption for participation in a work trial or clarification of occupational aptitude
In order for people with disabilities to receive support for labor market integration, their occupational aptitude may need to be determined in advance or a work trial conducted. The employment agency pays the individual participation costs.
Housing benefit change notification
Has your total income increased, your rent burden or the number of household members decreased? Then you must notify the housing benefit authority of these changes.
Housing benefit continued benefit application
Is the approval period for your housing benefit coming to an end? Then you should submit a new application in good time before your approval period expires in order to ensure continued housing benefit payments.
Housing benefit increase application
If your total income has decreased or your rent burden or the number of household members has increased, you can apply for an increase in housing benefit.
Housing benefit initial application
If the income of your private household is not sufficient to cover the costs of adequate housing, you can apply for housing benefit.
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.
Receive child injury benefit from statutory accident insurance
Your child had an accident at kindergarten or school and therefore has to be cared for by you at home? If so, you can receive child injury benefit under certain conditions.
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.
Receive pension from statutory accident insurance
If you are reduced in your earning capacity after an accident at work or due to an occupational disease, you will receive a pension from the statutory accident insurance.
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.
Receiving an orphan's pension from the statutory accident insurance fund
If your parent has died as a result of an insurance accident, you will receive an orphan's pension from the statutory accident insurance under certain conditions.
Residence permit for temporary protection because of the war in Ukraine
If you have fled from Ukraine, you can receive a residence permit for temporary protection under certain conditions.
