Reintegration of Long-Term Benefit Recipients (Eingliederung von Langzeitleistungsbeziehenden)
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?
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 responsible 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.
Privacy Policy
For information on how your personal data is processed, please refer to the Privacy Policy for electronic applications in the integration process for long-term benefit recipients.
In a nutshell
The program is officially called “Integration of Long-Term Benefit Recipients”. In this text, we use the more user-friendly term “people who have been receiving benefits for a long time”.
As an employer, you can give people who have been receiving benefits for a long time the opportunity to take a job subject to social security contributions. You may be eligible for a subsidy for this. You must submit an application to receive the subsidy. The employment contract must be for at least 2 years.
The Job Center can reimburse you for a portion of the wage costs for the first two years. Accompanying coaching should also be provided. The goal is for these individuals to stop receiving benefits and remain with the company long-term.
If you have already found a suitable candidate and would like to receive funding, it is important to know how long this person has been receiving benefits under SGB II (basic income support).
Are the eligibility requirements met?
As an employer, you can give people who have been receiving benefits for a long time the opportunity to take a job subject to social security contributions. You may be eligible for financial assistance for this. To receive it, you must submit an application to the Job Center. The employment contract must be for at least 2 years.
The Job Center can reimburse you for a portion of the wage costs for the first two years. Coaching should also be provided. The goal is for these individuals to transition off benefits and remain with the company long-term.
Requirements for funding for people who have been receiving benefits for a long time include, for example:
- Only employment relationships subject to social insurance contributions—including part-time positions—with a contract term of at least two years are eligible for funding.
- The following conditions, among others, apply to the person you wish to hire:
- They must be receiving basic income support at the time you submit your application.
- They must have been receiving benefits for at least 21 of the past 24 months and, despite assistance from the Job Center, have not yet found a job.
- They must not have been employed, or only for a short period
- They should be willing to participate in coaching.
The Job Center will verify whether the eligibility requirements are met.
Required Documents
To receive the wage subsidy, you must submit the application before hiring someone and before the employment contract is signed.
Generally, the Job Center requires the following documents:
- A fully completed application
- Details of the employment contract—draft of the employment contract
In some cases, the Job Center may request additional documents.
Deadlines
There are no deadlines for submitting the application.
That's how long it takes
The processing time for your application varies depending on the individual case. Your local Job center will make every effort 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
There is no fee to apply.
