Basic Income Support (Grundsicherungsgeld) - Notice of Change
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?
Note on Submitting Applications
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. Supporting documents can be easily photographed and uploaded.
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.
Information 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.
In a nutshell
If your personal or financial situation changes while you are receiving benefits, for example due to
- new or changed income, starting a new job, or a change in your work hours or salary,
- a move,
- changes in rent or utility costs,
- changes in household members,
- receiving other social benefits,
you must report these changes to the Job Center immediately.
Only by reporting these changes promptly can your benefits be calculated correctly, and this helps prevent incorrect payments and, in some cases, demands for repayment by the authorities.
A late or missing notification may also have legal consequences.
Am I eligible?
Notifying the Job Center of any changes is a legal requirement for anyone who is already receiving basic income support.
You are required to report any changes in your personal or financial circumstances to the Job Center immediately if these changes could affect your eligibility for benefits.
Required Documents
When you submit a change notification, you must include the appropriate supporting documents so that the Job center can adjust your benefits.
Typical examples include:
- Starting a new job or a change in working hours or wages
- Termination of employment
- Moving or a change in rent or utility costs
- People moving into or out of the household (e.g., partner, children)
- Birth of a child
Deadlines
There are no deadlines for submitting applications.
You must submit the application to the Job Center whenever a change occurs. Changes in your personal or financial circumstances must be reported immediately as soon as they occur.
That's how long it takes
Once all your documents have been submitted, the Job Center will process your application. The processing time depends on the scope of the changes and the supporting documentation.
These costs are incurred
There is no charge for submitting the application.
Shared Responsibility
The Job center is responsible for your basic income support. There, you can receive all benefits “under one roof.” Job centers are either “joint agencies”—a joint administration of the Federal Employment Agency and the locally responsible municipality—or purely “municipal Job centers.”