Grant from Placement Budget
If you are looking for or starting a new job or training program, you may be eligible for reimbursement of certain expenses. This also applies to expenses you incur within the first 6 months after starting work. This grant comes from the Placement Budget.
You can apply for this benefit online here.
Digital Application Assistant
Step 1
Digital Application Assistant: Find the relevant authority & submit an application
Use our wizard to find the right authority in just a few steps and submit your application straight away.
Please start by entering your place of residence so that we can show you the relevant information, application forms, your relevant authority and the applicable data protection regulations. We will then ask you four short questions to help us find the right authority for you.
In which town or parish do you live?
Digital Application Assistant: Find the relevant authority & submit an application
Based on your answers, we can show you the relevant authority for your application and you can submit it straight away.
To find the right department, we need a little more information.
The Online Application—Explained Simply

Please enter your ZIP code. We will use the location you provide to determine whether you can submit an online application.

Fill out the online application. You can conveniently fill out the online form from home. You can simply take a photo of the required documents and upload them.

Submit your application online. Before doing so, please check to make sure you have provided all the necessary information and supporting documents correctly.

Please allow time for processing. If there are any follow-up questions or new information regarding your application, the relevant office will contact you.
Note on Data Storage
If you log in with your service account, you can save your application and continue it at a later time. Please note, however, that the information you have entered will only be saved for 24 hours. After 24 hours have elapsed, you will need to start the application over from the beginning.
Privacy Policy
You can find information on how your personal data is processed in the Privacy Policy for electronic applications in the process for approving placement budgets.
In a nutshell
Using a grant from Placement Budget, the Job Center can provide financial support torecipients of basic income support to help them look for or accept a new job or training program.
Your local Job center will then cover the following costs, for example:

Am I eligible?
Please note that a grant from the Placement Budget is a discretionary benefit . You have no legal right to a grant from the Placement Budget. Your local Job center will decide whether you receive financial assistance and, if so, how much.

Required Documents
Depending on the type of assistance you have applied for, you will need to submitthe appropriate supporting documents .
Your contact person will let you know which documents need to be included with your application.

Deadlines
You must submit your application for a grant from the Placement Budget before the costs are incurred.

That's how long it takes
The processing time for your application varies depending on the individual case.
Your local Job center will do its best to notify you as soon as possible.
That is why it is important that you submit a complete set of documents.

These costs are incurred
The application is free of charge .
