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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.

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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.

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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 use it to continue paying your living expenses.

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You have a company.

And you have employees.

You have more than 20 employees.

Then the law says:

You must employ severely disabled people.

Employing means:

Giving work.

The law says:

How many severely disabled people you need.

This is your duty.

You are not fulfilling your duty.

Then you have to pay money.

The heavy word for this is:

Compensation levy.

Perhaps you have no work at the moment.

And maybe you don't qualify for unemployment benefits:

Then you may be entitled to citizens' allowance.

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 money.

• Submit an application

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.

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You earn little money.

You meet certain conditions.

Then you might get:

A discounted local transport ticket.

This means:

A travel pass for buses and trains.

In your region.

The travel pass is cheaper.

You need:

A confirmation.

The confirmation is called:

An authorization certificate.

The confirmation says:

You meet the conditions.

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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 work.

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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 earn little money.

You want to use public facilities.

In your city.

For example:

The public library.

Or the swimming pool.

The visit costs money.

You don't have enough money.

Then the city can help you.

With a pass for low-income earners.

You apply for the pass at your city.

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 teenagers.
• And young adults.

The benefits for education and participation support children from poor families.

And young people from poor families.

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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

You earn little money.

You meet certain conditions.

Then you might get:

A discounted local transport ticket.

This means:

A travel pass for buses and trains.

In your region.

The travel pass is cheaper.

You need:

A confirmation.

The confirmation is called:

An authorization certificate.

The confirmation says:

You meet the conditions.

• 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 your health is poor.

That's why you can't work.

If so, you may be entitled to Cost-of-living assistance.

• Apply

You earn little money.

You want to use public facilities.

In your city.

For example:

The public library.

Or the swimming pool.

The visit costs money.

You don't have enough money.

Then the city can help you.

With a pass for low-income earners.

You apply for the pass at your city.

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.

• Apply

Maybe you earn too little.

And your home is too expensive.

Then you can apply for housing benefit.

• Apply

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

• Apply

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.

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You may need financial support for your studies.

You can then apply for a grant.

This grant is called:

Berufs-Ausbildungs-Förderung.

The abbreviation for Berufs-Ausbildungs-Förderung is:

BAföG

There are certain requirements for this.

• Apply

Berufs-Ausbildungs-Beihilfe is a financial grant.

The abbreviation for Berufs-Ausbildungs-Beihilfe is:

BAB

It is for young people in their first vocational training.

The grant helps to finance certain things.

For example:

• Rent
• Living expenses
• Travel costs

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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

In Germany, everyone should have the same opportunities:

• Children.
• And teenagers.
• And young adults.

The benefits for education and participation support children from poor families.

And young people from poor families.

• Apply

You earn little money.

You meet certain conditions.

Then you might get:

A discounted local transport ticket.

This means:

A travelcard for buses and trains.

In your region.

The travelcard is cheaper.

You need the following for the cheap travelcard:

A confirmation.

The confirmation is called:

An authorization certificate.

The confirmation says:

You meet the conditions.

Some families have little money.

They can get a Family Pass.

The Family Pass is not available everywhere.

But in many cities in Germany.

The cities themselves decide:
Whether they offer a Family Pass.

They have a family pass.

Then you get lots of offers.

You have to pay less money.

For example, for a visit to a museum.

Or for a music course.

• Apply

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 grant.

It ensures the basic provision for children.

• Apply

Perhaps you earn little.

And you receive child benefit.

You can then also apply for the child supplement.

The abbreviation for Child allowance is:

KiZ

• Apply

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 earn little money.

You meet certain conditions.

Then you might get:

A discounted local transport ticket.

This means:

A travel pass for buses and trains.

In your region.

The travel pass is cheaper.

You need:

A confirmation.

The confirmation is called:

An authorization certificate.

The confirmation says:

You meet the conditions.

• Apply

Perhaps you have applied for asylum in Germany.

Asylum means:

Right of residence.

Then you can get support for your living expenses.

The support can be money.

Or useful things.

The abbreviation of the Asylum Seeker Benefits Act is:

AsylbLG

• Apply for asylum

You earn little money.

You want to use public facilities.

In your city.

For example:

The public library.

Or the swimming pool.

The visit costs money.

You don't have enough money.

Then the city can help you.

With a pass for low-income earners.

You apply for the pass at your city.

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.

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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

You earn little money.

You meet certain conditions.

Then you might get:

A discounted local transport ticket.

This means:

A travel pass for buses and trains.

In your region.

The travel pass is cheaper.

You need:

A confirmation.

The confirmation is called:

An authorization certificate.

The confirmation says:

You meet the conditions.

• Apply

You earn little money.

You want to use public facilities.

In your city.

For example:

The public library.

Or the swimming pool.

The visit costs money.

You don't have enough money.

Then the city can help you.

With a pass for low-income earners.

You apply for the pass at your city.

The Senior Pass is an ID card.

The ID card is for older people.

When people have little money.

With the ID card, many things

cost less money.

Or no money.

With the ID card, you can

participate in many offers.

For example:

• Cultural events.
• Excursions.
• Training courses.

You receive a pension.

Then you can apply for a senior citizens' pass.