Request reimbursement of costs for trial employment of people with disabilities from the job center

If your company wants to hire people with disabilities on a temporary basis as part of a trial employment, you can be reimbursed for personnel costs for a maximum of 3 months under certain conditions.

People with disabilities or severely handicapped people should be given the opportunity to prove their strengths and abilities on the labor market. With a trial employment, you as a company can facilitate the entry or re-entry into working life. During this time, all parties involved can try out working together in a temporary employment relationship for a period of up to 3 months.

The costs you incur in the course of this trial employment can be reimbursed by the Federal Employment Agency. These usually include

• Wage/salary costs, including the employer's social security contributions, and
• other benefits based on statutory or collectively agreed regulations
• Allocations and contributions to the employers' liability insurance association

The Job Center in whose district the person you want to employ on a trial basis has his or her main residence or habitual abode at the start of the trial employment relationship is responsible. The job center is also responsible for existing employment relationships if the person you want to employ on a trial basis receives supplementary benefits under Book II of the Social Code (SGB II).

You can find the office of the Federal Employment Agency responsible for you using the office finder.

You can find the office of the Federal Employment Agency responsible for you using the office finder.

• Temporary employment contract
• If applicable, a severely disabled person's ID card and/or a certificate of equality
• Registration for social security

Forms available: No
Written form required: No
Informal application possible: Yes
Personal appearance required: No
Online services available: Yes

• The person you would like to employ on a trial basis is
  • person with disabilities or
  • severely disabled or
  • equal to severely disabled persons.
• The trial employment
  • can improve the possibility of participation in working life or
  • results in the person being able to participate fully and permanently in working life.

Appeal to the job center that issued the decision. Further information on how to lodge an appeal can be found in the respective notice.

You may submit the application in person, by phone, in writing, or online (prior to beginning a temporary probationary appointment).

For online application:

• Access the "eServices" portal on the Federal Employment Agency website.
• Log in with your user ID and access the application.
• Fill out the application, upload the required documents and submit the application.
• Your job center will review your application and documents. You will receive a notification of the decision on your application.

If you apply elsewhere:

• Contact your contact person at the job center.
• The responsible job center will review your application and send you additional documents, if necessary.
• You will receive a notification as to whether your application has been approved as well as documents regarding the final settlement.

Be sure to submit the request before the trial employment begins.

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