Apply for free funding SGB II

    If you have further, labor market-related support needs in addition to the other legally regulated support services for integration into work, you can apply for benefits from the so-called Free Support SGB II in individual cases.

    Description

    With the support services of the Social Code Book III (SGB III) and Social Code Book II (SGB II), there are good opportunities for your job center to support you in your integration into work. In cases where these support options are not sufficient, the so-called Free Support SGB II can provide additional support.

    Your responsible integration specialist will decide whether support from the Free Support SGB II is necessary and possible in your specific situation and, if so, how it can be structured. In principle, both financial benefits and participation in measures are possible. You have no legal entitlement to support.

    Online services

    There is currently no online service available for this location.

    Competent office

    Job center

    Contact point

    You can find the Jobcenter responsible for you via the office finder.

    Contact person

    Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Dienststellenfinder, Arbeitsagenturen, Jobcenter

    Internet

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 15.11.2022
    Technisch geändert on 01.11.2025

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de
    Technisch erstellt on 07.06.2017
    Technisch geändert on 14.05.2025

    Englisch

    Sprache: en
    Sprachbezeichnung nativ: English
    Technisch erstellt on 22.10.2025
    Technisch geändert on 23.10.2024

    Forms

    not specified

    Prerequisites

    You can receive SGB II benefits if

    • you submit an application for this.
    • you are an employable person entitled to benefits or an employable person entitled to benefits within the meaning of SGB II.
    • the other statutory benefits for integration into employment in accordance with SGB III or SGB II alone are not sufficient to promote the same content in the same way.
    • the Free Promotion SGB II does not circumvent or supplement the other statutory benefits for integration into employment.
    • no other social benefit provider, for example your local authority or health or pension insurance, is responsible for the support. This is the case, for example, if
      • municipal integration services, for example childcare or debt counseling
      • Language support from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees
      • Child and youth welfare services
      • Health or pension insurance benefits
    • Objection
    • If the objection is unsuccessful, there is the option of taking legal action before the social court

    Procedure

    • Please discuss your support needs with your responsible integration specialist. Make an appointment as early as possible.
    • You will discuss with your integration specialist whether support from the SGB II independent support scheme is necessary and possible for your integration into the labor market or whether other support services can be used first.
    • If it is possible to receive a benefit from the SGB II Free Assistance program, your integration specialist will discuss with you what the next steps are and which online options are available for submitting an application.

    Notes (specifics)

    not specified

    Further Information

    Unterstützende Institutionen

    not specified

    Welche Dokumente resultieren aus dieser Leistung?

    not specified

    Area of validity

    Lower Saxony

    Official approval

    Officially approved by Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS) on 28.08.2022

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 08.11.2021
    Technisch geändert on 27.03.2026

    Keywords

    Integration, Hartz IV, Unemployment, Promotion, Labor market, Unemployment, Long-term unemployment, Citizen's income, Promotion, Citizen's income, Integration, Labor market, SGB II

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de
    Technisch erstellt on 07.06.2017
    Technisch geändert on 14.05.2025

    Englisch

    Sprache: en
    Sprachbezeichnung nativ: English
    Technisch erstellt on 22.10.2025
    Technisch geändert on 23.10.2024