What does BG-Nummer mean?
The BG-Nummer is the number of your Bedarfsgemeinschaft (household unit) at the Jobcenter.
die BG-Nummer · die BG-Nummern (plural)
The Bedarfsgemeinschaft usually includes you, your partner and your children who live with you.
The Jobcenter assesses everyone together. That is why everyone in the Bedarfsgemeinschaft has the same BG-Nummer.
Write the BG-Nummer on every letter to the Jobcenter and on every document. That way, everything goes into the right file.
Example sentence
Bitte geben Sie bei allen Anfragen Ihre BG-Nummer an.
Please give your BG-Nummer with all enquiries.
What you can do
The BG-Nummer is at the top of the Jobcenter's letters. Write it on every page you hand in.
Related words
- Kundennummer The Kundennummer (customer number) is your number at an office or a company, for example at the Agentur für Arbeit.
- Aktenzeichen The Aktenzeichen is the reference number under which an office keeps your case.
- Bewilligungsbescheid With a Bewilligungsbescheid (approval notice), an office says yes to your application and states what you get.
- Weiterbewilligungsantrag With a Weiterbewilligungsantrag (continuation application), you apply for a benefit to keep being paid after its period ends.