Social benefits

You want to work.

On the normal labor market.

But you can't find work.

You need help finding it.

You have never worked.

Or you have never worked for a long time.

Or you have a job.

But you are looking for a better job.

The Job Center will help you.

You will receive a voucher.

The voucher is called:

Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungs-Gutschein.

Or briefly:

AVGS.

The Job Center decides:

What help you need.

You take part in a measure.

For example:

Further training.

Or a person advises you.

The person considers with you:

• What you want to learn.
• How to get better.
• How to find work.

The heavy word for this is:

Coaching.

You learn something.

This helps you:

• When looking for a job.
• When applying for a job.

The measure costs money.

The Job Center pays the costs.

• Apply

You may lose your job

or your training place.

In this case, unemployment benefit provides you with social security.

Unemployment benefit is called:

ALG

It replaces part of your missing income.

You can continue to use it to pay for your living expenses.

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• Apply

Important: "Antrag stellen" is not in easy language. Perhaps get some support.

You get citizen money.

You have been unemployed for a long time.

You want to work.

But you can't find any work.

On the normal job market.

Then there may be a job opportunity for you.

The Job Center will help you.

The Job Center will advise you.

You meet certain conditions.

Then you submit an application.

For a work opportunity.

Work opportunity means:

• You are not working on the normal job market.
  This also means:
  They have no employment contract.
• They work for a good cause.
  They work, for example:
  • At the food bank.
  • In an animal shelter.
• You continue to receive citizen's money.
  And you receive money for your work.
  The money for your work is additional.

The Work Opportunities help you.

This makes it easier for you to find a job later.

On the normal job market.

• Apply

In Germany, everyone should have the same opportunities:

• Children.
• And young people.
• And young adults.

Education and participation benefits support children from poor families.

And young people from poor families.

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• Apply

Important: "Apply" is not in plain language. You may need support.

Maybe you have no work right now.

And maybe you are not entitled to unemployment benefit:

Then you may be entitled to citizen's benefit.

Or you have a job.

But you earn too little.

That's why you can't pay your living expenses.

Then you are also entitled to citizen's allowance.

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• Apply

Important: "Apply" is not in plain language. Perhaps get some support.

You have a company.

You want to hire a person.

The person has been unemployed for a very long time.

The state thinks this is good.

The state can help you financially.

The help is called:

Entry-level money.

The new employee meets certain conditions:

• The person has been unemployed for a long time.
  Long means:
  Two years.
  Or more.
• The person receives citizen's money.

Then the state helps.

They submit an application.

The job center is responsible.

The employee receives money.

The job center pays a portion of this money.

This is called in difficult language:

Wage cost subsidy.

The law says:

• Who gets money.
• What you must do.

The law is called:

Sharing Opportunities Act.

• Apply

You receive citizen's money.

And you are self-employed.

Or:

You receive citizen's money.

And you want to become self-employed.

For example:

You start a business.

You work full-time as a self-employed person.

This means:

You only do this work.

Or you only have a little time.

For another job.

Then the Job Center can help.

• Submit an application

You receive citizen's money.

You want to become self-employed.

For example:

You start a business.

Or you want to work.

And you start a job that is subject to social security contributions.

This means:

You work for a company.

And you pay social security contributions.

Employment is the hard word for:

Work.

The state can help you financially.

The help is called:

Benefit to promote integration into the labour market.

• Apply

You are looking for a new job.

Or a new apprenticeship.

Or:

You are starting a new job.

Or a new apprenticeship.

You have to pay money.

For example:

• For the trip to a job interview.
• Or for certificates.

The employment agency can reimburse you the money.

Refund means:

Give the money back.

You start work.

After that you have to pay money.

Then the rule also applies.

The employment agency can refund you the money.

Important:

This only applies:

In the first 6 months

after you start working.

• Apply

You are 15 years old or older.

And you are younger than 25 years old.

Your life is difficult.

There are many reasons for this.

For example:

You have no job.

And you have no training place.

The state can help you:

• Get a degree.
• Find a job.
• Get social benefits.

You can find information here.

On this support.

The difficult name for the grant is:

Supporting young people who are difficult to reach.

• Apply

You get citizen money.

The Job Center helps you.

When looking for work.

You want to work.

On the normal job market.

But you need more help.

There's:

Free Funding.

The state will help you:

• Find work.
• Keep your job.

• Submit an application

You get citizen money.

You are looking for work.

But you can't find any work.

There are personal reasons for this.

For example:

• You have small children.
• Or you are caring for your sick parents.

Then the Job Center will help you.

For example:

The Job Center will advise you.

And helps you to find a job.

• Apply for a job

You have a company.

You want to hire a person.

The person fulfills certain conditions:

• The person has been unemployed for a long time.
  This means:
  The person has not worked for many years.
• The person receives citizen money.

Then you can apply for help.

The Job Center is responsible.

The Job Center gives you money.

So that you can employ the person.

This means:

The employee receives a salary.

The Job Center pays part of this salary.

This is called in difficult language:

Wage cost subsidy.

The law says:

• Who gets money.
• What you must do.

The law is called:

The Participation in the Job Market Act.

• Apply

Your husband or wife dies.

Or another person in your family.

The funeral costs money.

You don't have enough money.

You meet certain conditions.

Then the social welfare office will help you.

The social welfare office will pay the costs.

• Apply

In Germany, everyone should have the same opportunities:

• Children.
• And young people.
• And young adults.

Education and participation benefits support children from poor families.

And young people from poor families.

• More information
  
• Apply

Important: "Apply" is not in plain language. You may need support.

You receive

• help with living expenses
  or
• basic security in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity

And you meet certain conditions.

Then you can receive one-off benefits.

One-off means:

The benefit is paid once.

There are various reasons for one-off benefits.

You have a reason.

Then you can receive money.

For example:

• You are moving into your own home.
  For the first time.
  You need furniture.
• You are pregnant.
  You are having a baby.
  You need clothes.
• You have problems with your feet.
  You need special shoes.
  So that you can walk better.

• Apply

Maybe you are of retirement age.

That's why you don't have enough money.

Or your health is poor.

That's why you can't always work.

You can then apply for help.

The help is called:

Grund-Sicherung im Alter und bei Erwerbs-Minderung.

• Apply

Perhaps your health is poor.

This is why you cannot work.

You may then be entitled to assistance with living expenses.

• More information
  
• Apply

Important: "Apply" is not in plain language. Perhaps get some support.

You live in an apartment.

You rent this apartment.

This means:

The apartment is not yours.

You pay money.

And are allowed to live in the apartment.

The money is called:

Rent.

You owe rent.

This means:

You have not paid your rent.

You may have to move out.

But you don't want to move out.

You want to pay your rent debt.

But you don't have enough money.

Maybe the Sozial-Amt can help you.

Or the Job Center.

You have to meet certain conditions.

Then the Sozial-Amt can lend you money.

Or the Job Center.

So you can pay your rent debt.

The money is a loan.

This means:

You have to pay the money back.

• Submit an application

Maybe you earn little money.

And you are looking for a subsidized apartment.

Then you can apply for a Wohn-Berechtigungs-Schein.

The abbreviation for Wohn-Berechtigungs-Schein is:

WBS

• More information
  
• Apply

Important: "Apply" is not in easy language. Perhaps get some support.

In Germany, everyone should have the same opportunities:

• Children.
• And young people.
• And young adults.

Education and participation benefits support children from poor families.

And young people from poor families.

• More information
  
• Apply

Important: "Apply" is not in plain language. You may need support.

You live in an apartment.

You rent this apartment.

This means:

The apartment is not yours.

You pay money.

And are allowed to live in the apartment.

The money is called:

Rent.

You owe rent.

This means:

You have not paid your rent.

You may have to move out.

But you don't want to move out.

You want to pay your rent debt.

But you don't have enough money.

Maybe the Sozial-Amt can help you.

Or the Job Center.

You have to meet certain conditions.

Then the Sozial-Amt can lend you money.

Or the Job Center.

So you can pay your rent debt.

The money is a loan.

This means:

You have to pay the money back.

• Submit an application

Maybe you earn too little.

And your home is too expensive.

Then you can apply for housing benefit.

• More information
  
• Apply

Important: "Antrag stellen" is not in easy language. Perhaps get some support.

Maybe you earn little money.

And you are looking for a subsidized apartment.

Then you can apply for a Wohn-Berechtigungs-Schein.

The abbreviation for Wohn-Berechtigungs-Schein is:

WBS

• More information
  
• Apply

Important: "Apply" is not in easy language. Perhaps get some support.

In Germany, everyone should have the same opportunities:

• Children.
• And young people.
• And young adults.

Education and participation benefits support children from poor families.

And young people from poor families.

• More information
  
• Apply

Important: "Apply" is not in plain language. You may need support.

Vocational training grant is a financial subsidy.

The abbreviation for vocational training grant is:

BAB

It is for young people in their first vocational training.

The grant helps to finance certain things.

For example:

• Rent
• Living expenses
• TravelCosts

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• Apply

Important: "Make an application" is not in easy language. Perhaps get some support.

You are 15 years old or older.

And you are younger than 25 years old.

Your life is difficult.

There are many reasons for this.

For example:

You have no job.

And you have no training place.

The state can help you:

• Get a degree.
• Find a job.
• Get social benefits.

You can find information here.

On this support.

The difficult name for the grant is:

Supporting young people who are difficult to reach.

• Apply

Maybe you earn too little.

And your home is too expensive.

Then you can apply for housing benefit.

• More information
  
• Apply

Important: "Antrag stellen" is not in easy language. Perhaps get some support.

Maybe you earn little money.

And you are looking for a subsidized apartment.

Then you can apply for a Wohn-Berechtigungs-Schein.

The abbreviation for Wohn-Berechtigungs-Schein is:

WBS

• More information
  
• Apply

Important: "Apply" is not in easy language. Perhaps get some support.

Your husband or wife dies.

Or another person in your family.

The funeral costs money.

You don't have enough money.

You meet certain conditions.

Then the social welfare office will help you.

The social welfare office will pay the costs.

• Apply

In Germany, everyone should have the same opportunities:

• Children.
• And young people.
• And young adults.

Education and participation benefits support children from poor families.

And young people from poor families.

• More information
  
• Apply

Important: "Apply" is not in plain language. You may need support.

Maybe you have no work right now.

And maybe you are not entitled to unemployment benefit:

Then you may be entitled to citizen's benefit.

Or you have a job.

But you earn too little.

That's why you can't pay your living expenses.

Then you are also entitled to citizen's allowance.

• More information
  
• Apply

Important: "Apply" is not in plain language. Perhaps get some support.

You receive

• help with living expenses
  or
• basic security in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity

And you meet certain conditions.

Then you can receive one-off benefits.

One-off means:

The benefit is paid once.

There are various reasons for one-off benefits.

You have a reason.

Then you can receive money.

For example:

• You are moving into your own home.
  For the first time.
  You need furniture.
• You are pregnant.
  You are having a baby.
  You need clothes.
• You have problems with your feet.
  You need special shoes.
  So that you can walk better.

• Apply

Perhaps your health is poor.

This is why you cannot work.

You may then be entitled to assistance with living expenses.

• More information
  
• Apply

Important: "Apply" is not in plain language. Perhaps get some support.

Parents and legal guardians are entitled to child benefit.

No matter how much you earn.

Child benefit is a financial subsidy.

The state pays the subsidy.

It ensures the basic provision for children.

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• Apply

Important: "Apply" is not in plain language. Perhaps get some support.

Maybe you earn little.

And you receive child benefit.

Then you can also apply for the child supplement.

The abbreviation for child supplement is:

KiZ

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• Apply

Important: "Apply" is not in easy language. You may need assistance.

You get citizen money.

You are looking for work.

But you can't find any work.

There are personal reasons for this.

For example:

• You have small children.
• Or you are caring for your sick parents.

Then the Job Center will help you.

For example:

The Job Center will advise you.

And helps you to find a job.

• Apply for a job

In Germany, everyone should have the same opportunities:

• Children.
• And young people.
• And young adults.

Education and participation benefits support children from poor families.

And young people from poor families.

• More information
  
• Apply

Important: "Apply" is not in plain language. You may need support.

You may have applied for asylum in Germany.

Asylum means:

Right of residence.

You can then receive support for your living expenses.

The support can be money.

Or useful things.

The abbreviation of the Asylum Seeker Benefits Act is:

AsylbLG

• More information
  
• Applying for asylum

Important: "Submitting an application" is not in easy language. You may need support.

Your husband or wife dies.

Or another person in your family.

The funeral costs money.

You don't have enough money.

You meet certain conditions.

Then the social welfare office will help you.

The social welfare office will pay the costs.

• Apply

You are blind.

Or you have very poor eyesight.

Or someone in your family is blind.

Or someone in your family has very poor eyesight.

The state can help you financially.

The help is called:

Blinden-Hilfe.

• Apply

You have a disability.

Or someone in your family has a disability.

For example, a child.

Then you may receive integration assistance.

Integration assistance means:

The state wants:

People with disabilities

to do things with other people.

For example, going to the theater.

Or going to a concert.

Or going to a restaurant.

• Apply

You receive

• help with living expenses
  or
• basic security in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity

And you meet certain conditions.

Then you can receive one-off benefits.

One-off means:

The benefit is paid once.

There are various reasons for one-off benefits.

You have a reason.

Then you can receive money.

For example:

• You are moving into your own home.
  For the first time.
  You need furniture.
• You are pregnant.
  You are having a baby.
  You need clothes.
• You have problems with your feet.
  You need special shoes.
  So that you can walk better.

• Apply

Perhaps your health is poor.

This is why you cannot work.

You may then be entitled to assistance with living expenses.

• More information
  
• Apply

Important: "Apply" is not in plain language. Perhaps get some support.

Some people need help.

For example, with care.

They need a lot of care and support.

You have been diagnosed with a degree of care.

Your money is not enough for the care.

Then you can get money from the social welfare office.

• Antrag stellen

Wichtig: "Antrag stellen" is not in easy language. You may need assistance.

You are ill.

You cannot take care of your household.

You need help with this.

You live with other people.

But the other people cannot help you.

Or you live alone.

Then the social welfare office will help you.

You will receive help with household chores.

This means:

You do not have to do everything on your own.

The heavy name for the benefit is:

Help to continue the household.

• Apply

You have a disability.

An office determines:

How severely disabled a person is.

There is a number for this.

For example:

20, 30, 40, 50 to 100.

This is the degree of disability.

The abbreviation for this is:

GdB.

You have a GdB of 50.

Or more.

Then apply for a severely disabled person's pass.

The severely disabled person's pass states, for example:

• Your name.
• How severe the disability is.

The state supports people with disabilities.

For example, with assistance.

And special benefits.

They also receive benefits.

For example:

You go to a museum.

You show your Severely Disabled Pass.

Then you have to pay less admission.

• Apply

Germany cares for the victims of an act of violence.

The victims were seriously injured in the act of violence.

The act of violence has consequences for their health.

The victims therefore have major disadvantages in life.

This is why victims receive help from the state.

Here are some examples of acts of violence:

- Someone hits you.

- Someone does sexual violence to you.

- You have an accident in military service.

- You have a health problem due to a vaccination.

Types of assistance

You may receive:

• Services
• Money
• Things

• Apply

Important: "Apply" is not in easy language. You may need assistance.

Your husband or wife dies.

Or another person in your family.

The funeral costs money.

You don't have enough money.

You meet certain conditions.

Then the social welfare office will help you.

The social welfare office will pay the costs.

• Apply

Maybe you are of retirement age.

That's why you don't have enough money.

Or your health is poor.

That's why you can't always work.

You can then apply for help.

The help is called:

Grund-Sicherung im Alter und bei Erwerbs-Minderung.

• Apply

Maybe you earn too little.

And your home is too expensive.

Then you can apply for housing benefit.

• More information
  
• Apply

Important: "Antrag stellen" is not in easy language. Perhaps get some support.

Maybe you earn little money.

And you are looking for a subsidized apartment.

Then you can apply for a Wohn-Berechtigungs-Schein.

The abbreviation for Wohn-Berechtigungs-Schein is:

WBS

• More information
  
• Apply

Important: "Apply" is not in easy language. Perhaps get some support.