Grundsicherungsgeld

How things go on once everything is filled in

The application is not submitted digitally. You print it out, sign it by hand and hand it in at the Jobcenter yourself. You take these steps yourself — no longer here on screen.

1. 1

   Print everything out

   Print out all the sheets you get here: the main application and every annex. White paper in A4 format, printed on one side. Do not bind or staple anything.

2. 2

   Sort by person

   Put the main application on top first. Then come the sheets of the other people, with each person's annexes together. The shared sheets on assets and housing come last. That way the office finds what belongs together.

3. 3

   Sign by hand

   Sign where there is a line for the signature — with a ballpoint pen, not on screen. Every annex has its own signature line. People aged 15 and over sign their own sheets; for younger children the person with parental responsibility signs.

4. 4

   Attach supporting documents

   Attach the supporting documents as copies — which they are is stated at the end of the application on your own list. For expenses on the bank statements you may black out individual details; the payment reference must remain legible. For income this is not permitted.

5. 5

   Keep a copy for yourself

   Copy or photograph the complete set before you hand it in. That way you can look up later what you stated — and find the same details again in next year's continuation application.

6. 6

   Hand in at the Jobcenter

   Take the application to your Jobcenter or send it there by post. Which one is responsible depends on where you live; you will find the address through the Federal Employment Agency's office search. The application is not sent from here. What counts is the day it arrives at the Jobcenter. The application then takes effect retroactively from the first day of that month (Section 37 subsection 2 sentence 2 of the Second Book of the Social Code).