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What does Sozialhilfe mean?

Sozialhilfe (social assistance) is help from the Sozialamt for people who lack money to live on. It is for those who get no other benefit.

die Sozialhilfe

It includes money for living costs and help in special situations, for example help with care.

Social assistance is the last resort. The office first checks whether your income, your assets or other benefits are enough.

You can usually file a Widerspruch against a Bescheid. The deadline is in the Rechtsbehelfsbelehrung.

Example sentence

Ihnen wird Hilfe zum Lebensunterhalt nach dem Zwölften Buch Sozialgesetzbuch bewilligt.

You are granted help with living costs under Book Twelve of the Social Code.

What you can do

Apply early. The Sozialamt usually pays nothing for the time before the application.

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  • Sozialamt The Sozialamt (social welfare office) helps people who do not have enough money to live on. It is for those the Jobcenter does not cover.
  • Grundsicherung Grundsicherung (basic income support) is money to live on if your own income is not enough. The word stands for two different benefits.
  • Antrag With an Antrag (application), you ask an office for something, for example money or a permit.
  • Widerspruch With a Widerspruch, you tell the office: I do not agree with this Bescheid.