Social assistance
Performance specification
Anyone can be in need due to an accident, illness, death of a partner, unemployment, lack of income or insufficient income. Then they can receive social assistance under certain conditions. Social assistance is a legally guaranteed right. However, this only applies if the person concerned cannot help himself and no one else can help him. It does not matter how he or she got into hardship.
Social assistance comes in different forms:
- in the form of money, both as an ongoing monthly payment and as a one-off benefit
- as payment in kind
- as personal assistance, for example in obtaining a flat or a place in a home
- through counselling and support for those seeking help
Social assistance is provided by the local provider (Landkreis) and the local provider (Landeswohlfahrtsverband Hessen) of social assistance.
Social assistance is divided into 6 sub-areas. You can find more information under the following headings.
- Assistance with living costs
- Basic income support in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity
- Health aids
- Care assistance
- Help to overcome special social difficulties
- Help in other life situations
Help for care (social assistance)
Social assistance benefits for the different situations in life
Legal basis
Social Code XII and Hessian Implementation Act to the Social Code XII
Who do I need to contact?
Those seeking advice and assistance can contact the social welfare office of their district directly.