Job search and unemployment

If your employees need special support during training or in the workplace due to a disability, you, as an employer, can apply for assistive devices.

If you would like to pursue continuing education and need special support or assistance due to your disabilities, you can complete your continuing education at a company or institution that is equipped to meet your specific needs.

If you need to prove whether or not you have a criminal record, you can apply for a simple certificate of good conduct, an extended certificate of good conduct or a certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority.

If you are looking for or starting a new job or training program, you can, for example, have your expenses for application materials or travel to a job interview reimbursed by your local employment agency.

You can apply for a new social security card if you have lost it, it has been damaged or is no longer legible.

If your company hires people who are not yet able to work at full capacity at the start of their employment, you can apply for wage subsidies.

If your company hires people who are not yet able to work at full capacity at the start of their employment, you can apply for wage subsidies.

If you are receiving unemployment benefits and would like to start a business, you may be eligible for financial assistance under certain conditions.

If you do not have enough money to cover your own living expenses, you can apply for citizen's allowance.

If you would like to pursue continuing education and need special support or assistance due to your disabilities, you can complete the program at a company or facility that is equipped to meet your specific needs.

The Akti(F) Plus program supports families and their children by providing parents with comprehensive counseling to help them stabilize their personal and family situations and access social benefits, as well as by assisting them in finding and expanding their employment opportunities.

The JUVENTUS program helps young people between the ages of 18 and 30 who face barriers to entering the job market to go abroad for an internship, gain new experiences, and make a fresh start.

If you have held several jobs subject to social insurance contributions at the same time and lose one of those jobs, you can apply for partial unemployment benefits.

If, due to your (impending) disability or disabilities, you need assistance in finding an apprenticeship or job, or in securing your apprenticeship or job, you can receive support in the form of financial assistance or special services. 

If, due to your disability, you need special support with vocational integration or to secure your job, the Employment Agency can commission a specialized integration service to assist you.

If you lose your job or your apprenticeship, you can apply for unemployment benefits to ensure you have financial security.

If you are a former temporary soldier and become unemployed after completing your military service, you can apply for unemployment benefits.

If your employees need special support during training or on the job due to a disability, you, as an employer, can apply for assistive devices.

Minor children who live in another family (foster family or relatives) can receive benefits to secure their livelihood in accordance with SGB XII in order to secure the necessary livelihood of the foster child. Foster carers can also receive these benefits.

If you are employed in Germany, you have certain rights and obligations. Here you will find information on the legal conditions, for example on statutory working hours or unemployment benefits.

Here you will find information on the topics of equal pay and pay transparency.

Here you can find information about your rights and obligations when looking for work in another Member State.

If you are unemployed, at risk of becoming unemployed, or looking for an apprenticeship, you can receive support through programs designed to help you enter or re-enter the workforce.

If your apprenticeship or employment ends, you must register as a job seeker at least 3 months in advance.

If you wish to apply for unemployment benefits, you must register as unemployed electronically on the Federal Employment Agency’s specialized portal or in person at the Employment Agency responsible for your place of residence.

While receiving basic income support, you must notify the Job Center of certain changes in your personal or financial circumstances.

If there are any changes in your personal circumstances while you are unemployed, you must report them.

Here you can find information about your rights and obligations if you wish to take a job in another Member State.

Would you like to apply for an extension of your basic income support? You can find more information here.