Leistungen nach dem Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz

If you are a foreigner and meet the requirements listed below, you can apply for benefits under the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act.

In addition to basic benefits for housing, heating, food and the like, you can receive benefits for illness, pregnancy and childbirth, as well as other benefits (e.g. for care, integration assistance).

• If available, valid passport of the applicant and proof of status under aliens law (e.g. permission, toleration).
• Proof of any income at the time of application (e.g. pay slip)
• Proof of assets

Note: Please contact the relevant authorities to find out which other documents you need to submit.

Foreigners who are entitled to benefits under the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act include those who

• have a residence permit as an asylum seeker,
• have one of the residence permits expressly mentioned in Section 1 of the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act for humanitarian reasons or reasons of international law,
• have a toleration pursuant to Section 60a of the Residence Act,
• are subject to an enforceable obligation to leave the country,
• are spouses, life partners or minor children of persons entitled to claim, or
• have filed a subsequent or second application for recognition as politically persecuted persons.

There is no entitlement to benefits if a work opportunity has been rejected without justification despite the person's ability to work.

Before benefits under the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act can be claimed, the applicant's own disposable income and assets must be used up. Priority is also given to claims against third parties, insofar as this can cover the necessary subsistence.

You must apply for benefits under the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act.

The entitlement to benefits ends

• with the departure or
• at the end of the month in which a benefit condition ceases to apply, or
• at the end of the month in which you are recognized as entitled to asylum.

According to the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act, the basic benefits when accommodated in a reception facility of the state cover the basic daily needs such as food, housing, heating, clothing, health and personal care. In the case of acute illness and pain, as well as pregnancy and childbirth, the necessary benefits are also provided. In addition, a monthly allowance is paid. In the case of accommodation outside such a reception facility of the Land, cash benefits are generally granted to cover the necessary needs.

Restrictions on benefits may arise if

• entry was for the purpose of obtaining benefits under the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act,
• persons entitled to benefits who are compulsorily obliged to leave the country do not comply with the fixed date of departure and the possibility of leaving the country, unless the departure could not be carried out for reasons for which they are not responsible,
• measures to terminate residence are prevented by their own efforts, or
• another EU member state or third country is responsible for certain third-country nationals or stateless persons after distribution by the European Union.

Contact the responsible office in the county or city.