Apply for one-off needs according to § 31 SGB XII

• You are in need of assistance, i.e. you cannot fully cover your one-off needs from your own resources and strength.
• You have reached the age limit for the standard old-age pension or are over 18 years old and unable to work because you are temporarily or permanently fully incapacitated for work:
  • You are temporarily fully incapacitated for work if you are unable to work regularly for at least 3 hours a day under the usual conditions of the general labor market for the foreseeable future, i.e. for more than 6 months.
• You are under 15 years old and live
  • together with people who receive social assistance themselves, for example with your parents,
  • in a household with your grandparents or in the care of relatives, without being granted benefits from economic youth welfare.
• You are not a student or trainee.
• You do not receive:
  • Citizen's allowance, i.e. basic income support for jobseekers under Book II of the German Social Code (SGB II) or
  • benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act.

• Valid identity card or passport, confirmation of registration if applicable
• Proof of a temporary or permanent full reduction in earning capacity
• Proof of income, for example:
  • Pension,
  • sickness benefit,
  • child benefit,
  • maintenance payments or
  • advance maintenance payments
• Proof of assets, for example
  • bank statements and
  • savings balances
• Tenancy agreement and subsequent changes, especially with regard to the rent amount
• Proof of expenditure:
  • Rent amount and rent payment
  • Advance payments and statements for service charges and heating costs
  • Documents on insurance premiums
• Proof of health and long-term care insurance, i.e:
  • Details of health insurance company and insurance status or
  • Contract for private health and long-term care insurance

• The scope of the documents required, especially for proof of income and assets, depends on the individual case. Your local social welfare office may request further documents from you, for example
  • current bank statements,
  • divorce decrees,
  • contracts for the transfer of assets or
  • maintenance titles.

There are no costs.

• The processing time depends on the individual case. The responsible social welfare office will take care of the processing as quickly as possible. You can shorten the processing time if you submit all documents to the social welfare office promptly and in full.

• § 31 Zwölftes Buch Sozialgesetzbuch (SGB XII)
• § 42 Nr. 2 Zwölftes Buch Sozialgesetzbuch (SGB XII)
• §§ 82 - 96 Zwölftes Buch Sozialgesetzbuch (SGB XII)
• Verordnung zur Durchführung des § 82 Zwölftes Buch Sozialgesetzbuch (SGB XII)
• Verordnung zur Durchführung des § 90 Zwölftes Buch Sozialgesetzbuch (SGB XII)

• Objection
• Action before the social court

There are no indications or special features.

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.