The Social Benefits Finder canhelp you determine which social benefits you may be eligible for. However, it does not replace the official application. Based on questions about your personal circumstances, the Social Benefits Finder provides a non-binding assessment of possible benefits. Your local agency will then determine whether these benefits are actually appropriate for you. If necessary, they may request additional information from you, which could result in a benefit not being available to you.
Questions About Services
In our FAQ, you'll find answers to the most common questions about the social platform.
Questions About Services
Currently, you can find information about the following benefits on the social services platform and apply for many of them online through some of the relevant agencies.
- Activation and Placement Voucher
- Work Opportunities
- Unemployment benefit
- Vocational training allowance
- Funeral Costs Assistance
- Education and Participation
- Blindness Benefit
- Basic Income Support
- Integration Assistance
- Reintegration of Long-Term Benefit Recipients
- Integration of Self-Employed
- One-Time Needs
- Benefit to promote integration into the labour market
- Grant from Placement Budget
- Supporting young people who are difficult to reach
- Free Funding
- Basic Welfare for the Elderly and People with Reduced Earnings Capacity
- Cost-of-living assistance
- Care assistance
- Support for Aging at Home
- Child benefit
- Child allowance
- Municipal Integration Services
- Benefits under the Asylum-Seekers’ Benefits Act
- Long-Term Care Housing Allowance (NRW)
- Severely Disabled Pass
- Social Compensation
- Participation in the Job Market
- Payment of Rent Arrears
- Advance on Child Support
- Housing benefit
- Social housing eligibility certificate
In addition, you can already find comprehensive information on the social services platform about the following counseling services and programs:
The Social Platform’s offerings are constantly being expanded and updated. Under the “Submit an Application” menu item, you’ll find an overview of benefits for which you can currently apply online. You can either apply directly on the Social Platform using a dedicated form or be redirected to partner portals. Whether you can submit an online application depends on whether the agency responsible for your case is already connected to the Social Platform. Therefore, please enter your ZIP code first. The Social Platform will then check whether an online application already exists for your request and whether the responsible agency in your area is already connected to the platform.
If you’re looking for counseling services related to addiction, debt, or emergency housing assistance, the Counseling Center Finder canhelp you find a suitable counseling center near you.
By entering a search term (such as “debt counseling” or “addiction”) and the city or ZIP code into the search bar, you’ll receive a list tailored to your specific criteria.
You can also start the search without specifying a particular topic and simply enter a location or ZIP code. You’ll then receive an overview of counseling services in your area.