Securing livelihoods and government support

If you only have a low income and would therefore like to rent subsidized housing, you can apply for a housing entitlement certificate.

A diaper subsidy or diaper bonus is granted by some cities or municipalities to cushion increased disposal costs in households with newborns or relatives in need of care.

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If your company hires people who are not yet able to work at full capacity at the start of their employment, you can apply for wage subsidies.

If your company hires people who are not yet able to work at full capacity at the start of their employment, you can apply for wage subsidies.

As a surviving family member, if you remarry or enter into a new civil partnership, you will receive a lump-sum payment from the statutory accident insurance program in lieu of the pension.

As a person with a disability, you may be eligible to receive transitional benefits to help cover your living expenses if you participate in certain educational programs.

If you do not live with your parents during your apprenticeship, you can apply for an apprenticeship grant to help cover your living expenses.

As a person with a disability, you may be eligible to receive a training allowance to help cover your living expenses if you participate in certain educational programs.

If you need financial assistance for your secondary education or college studies, you may be eligible to apply for a fixed-term, low-interest student loan under certain conditions.

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.

If you do not have enough money to cover your own living expenses, you can apply for citizen's allowance.

If you have developed a severe visual or hearing impairment, you will first need to learn how to cope with your new situation. Through basic training, you can acquire the specific skills you need for work and daily life.

Children, adolescents and young adults who receive citizen's allowance or social assistance or whose parents receive child supplement or housing benefit can generally receive benefits from the education package.

If you have suffered a loss of income due to infection control measures, you can apply for compensation or reimbursement. This also applies in cases of business closures, childcare, or special additional expenses.

If you already receive housing benefit, you can apply for continued benefit under certain conditions.

The ESF Plus Federal Program supports projects that improve the living conditions and social inclusion of particularly disadvantaged individuals.

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.

If you provide on-the-job training or continuing education to people with disabilities or people with severe disabilities, you may be eligible for a subsidy toward their training stipend. If you subsequently hire people with severe disabilities on a permanent basis, you may be eligible for a wage subsidy.

If you provide on-the-job training or continuing education to people with disabilities or those with severe disabilities, you may be eligible for a subsidy toward their training stipend. If you subsequently hire people with severe disabilities on a permanent basis, you may be eligible for a wage subsidy.

If, due to your disability, you need assistance with vocational integration or with retaining your current job, you may be eligible for case-by-case financial assistance.

If your employer is insolvent and can no longer pay your wages, you can apply for insolvency pay.

People in need of care at home are entitled to a monthly relief amount, which can be used for everyday support services and, under certain conditions, for services provided by neighborhood helpers.

If you have held several jobs subject to social insurance contributions at the same time and lose one of those jobs, you can apply for partial unemployment benefits.

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.

If you are accompanying a person with a disability who is receiving inpatient treatment, you may be eligible for sick pay. Sick pay compensates you for the loss of earnings resulting from providing this care.

Even if you are self-employed, you can enroll in health insurance at the general contribution rate—just like employees subject to mandatory insurance—and be entitled to statutory sick pay starting in the 7th week. To do so, you must submit a declaration of choice to your health insurance provider.

You can receive financial support through the basic income support receive financial support. This helps toto finance living expenses and covers the socio-cultural subsistenceminimum subsistence level.

If, as parents, you earn enough to support yourselves but your income is not enough—or is barely enough—to support the entire family, you can apply for the child supplement.

If you lose your job or your apprenticeship, you can apply for unemployment benefits to ensure you have financial security.

If you are a former temporary soldier and become unemployed after completing your military service, you can apply for unemployment benefits.

If you are currently unable to work at least 3 hours a day due to your disability, you may be eligible for support at a workshop for people with disabilities or through another service provider.

If you already receive housing benefit, you can apply for an increase in housing benefit under certain circumstances.

If you only have a low income, you can apply for housing benefit to reduce your housing costs.

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.

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. Foster carers can also receive these benefits.

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.

If you or your child receive asylum seeker benefits, you or your child can receive education and participation benefits. These include support for participation in school, daycare, child daycare and leisure activities as well as tutoring and meals in schools.

If you receive the child supplement, you or your child can receive benefits from the education and participation package. This includes support for participation in school, daycare, child daycare and leisure activities as well as tutoring, meals and transportation.

If you receive housing benefit, you or your child can receive benefits from the education and participation package. This includes support for participation in school, daycare, child daycare and leisure activities as well as tutoring, meals and transportation

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.

If your equal participation in society is at risk as a result of a work-related accident, a commuting accident, or a recognized occupational disease, you may be eligible to receive benefits to support your social participation.

Relocation, pregnancy, birth: if you lack the money for certain situations in your life, you can apply for one-off benefits.

If you receive basic income support, you may be eligible for a loan from the Jobcenter in cases of acute emergency if you are unable to cover an amount that would normally be covered by your standard allowance and cannot postpone the payment.

If you would like to convert your home to make it suitable for the elderly or disabled, you can apply for a grant as the owner.

If you need assistance with your vocational integration due to a disability or an impending disability, you can have an assessment conducted to determine which types of work are suitable for you.

If you are in a social emergency, you cantake advantage of advice on help to overcome particular social difficulties.However, this social emergency must go beyond the general risks of life and involve social exclusion.

If your financial situation or living circumstances have changed, this may also lead to a reduction in housing benefit. You are obliged to inform the housing benefit authority immediately of any changes that could lead to a reduction in housing benefit.

Are you unable to finance one-off needs yourself, such as initial equipment for an apartment or for a baby? Then you can apply for one-off benefits from your local social welfare office.

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.

If your ability to work is reduced as a result of a work-related accident or an occupational disease, you will receive a pension from the statutory accident insurance program.

If you are a widow, widower, or in a civil partnership with the deceased, you may be eligible to receive a pension from the statutory accident insurance program.

If your parent died as a result of an insured event, you are eligible to receive an orphan’s pension from the statutory accident insurance program under certain conditions.

Did your child have an accident at preschool or school and now needs to be cared for at home by you? If so, you may be eligible for child injury benefits under certain conditions.

In order for people with disabilities to receive support in entering the workforce, their vocational suitability may need to be assessed in advance, or a work trial may need to be conducted. The Employment Agency covers the individual participation costs.

If you are unable to work due to a work-related accident or occupational disease, you will receive injury benefits.

If, as a result of a work-related accident, a commuting accident, or a recognized occupational disease, you are participating in qualified measures to facilitate your return to work (vocational rehabilitation) and are not receiving any wages, you will receive a transitional allowance.

If you have rent arrears and are at risk of losing your housing, you can apply for financial assistance from the Job Center.

If you have rent debts, you can receive financial help to avoid homelessness.

While receiving basic income support, you must notify the Job Center of certain changes in your personal or financial circumstances.

If you already receive housing benefit, you must report certain changes in your personal circumstances such as the number of household members, rent, charges or income.

If you receive assistance with living expenses or basic income support in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity and have health and long-term care insurance, you can receive this benefit.

They can apply for special measures to help the elderly in order to enable them to participate independently in life in the community and to strengthen their ability to help themselves.

Here you can find information about your rights and obligations regarding social security, including those related to pensions.

Would you like to apply for an extension of your basic income support? You can find more information here.

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.