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What does Antrag mean?

With an Antrag (application), you ask an office for something, for example money or a permit.

der Antrag · die Anträge (plural)

Many benefits are only paid if you apply. For the time before your Antrag, the office often pays nothing. So make your Antrag as early as possible.

The office checks your Antrag. It may ask you for documents. In the end, it decides with a Bescheid.

Example sentence

Ihr Antrag auf Leistungen vom 02.07.2026 ist bei uns eingegangen.

We have received your Antrag of 02.07.2026 for benefits.

What you can do

Keep a copy of your Antrag. Write down when and how you handed it in.

  • Bescheid A Bescheid is a letter in which an office decides something about your case.
  • Aktenzeichen The Aktenzeichen is the reference number under which an office keeps your case.
  • Mitwirkungspflicht If you apply for or receive social benefits, you have a Mitwirkungspflicht (duty to cooperate). You must help the office check your case.
  • Überprüfungsantrag With an Überprüfungsantrag (request for review), you ask an office such as the Jobcenter to check an old Bescheid again.