Hilfe zur Überwindung besonderer sozialer Schwierigkeiten Bewilligung

If you are in a social emergency, you cantake advantage of advice on help to overcome particular social difficulties.However, this social emergency must go beyond the general risks of life and involve social exclusion.

If you have particular social difficulties, you canadvice on the help available to overcome these difficulties.difficultiesdifficulties.As part of this counseling, the necessary requirements forrequirements for theassistance can be clarified.Assistance to overcome particular social difficulties is a subordinate benefit.are subordinate benefits. You will thereforewill also be informed about other, priority benefits that must be taken first.must be taken first.
If you meet the followingthe following conditions, you may be eligible forcircumstances, assistance to overcome particular social difficultiesmay be granted:

• Special living conditions exist in the case of
  • lack of or inadequate housing
  • unsecured economic livelihood
  • living conditions characterized by violence
  • release from a closed institution
  • comparable disadvantageous circumstances
• Social difficultiesexist if life in the community is significantly restricted by the exclusionary behavior of the person seeking help or a third party, in particular in connection with maintaining or obtaining housing, obtaining or securing a job, family or other social relationships or delinquency

Should a review reveal that you fulfill these requirements and no other benefits arebenefits are possible, you can, for example, receive the following benefitsbenefits:

• Advice and personal support, also for relatives
• Measures for obtaining and maintenance of a homehousing
• Assistance in obtaining and securing a job
• Assistance with school- or vocational training
• money- and benefits in kind are possible in individual cases, e.g. health insurancecontributions, clothing allowance or pocket money for inpatientinpatient accommodationaccommodation

You must submit the documents or evidence that the authority that decides on the benefits deems necessary for this purpose at its due discretion In individual cases, the social welfare office may therefore request these necessary documents.

You do not have to fulfill any requirements to receive the first consultation.to receive initial advice. In order to receive further help at a later date, individual decisions are necessary.decisions are necessary.

Cost type: Free of charge

• In order to receive advice on help to overcome particular social difficulties, a corresponding contact request must be made.
• The specific support options can be discussed during the consultation.
• Possible priority benefits can also be discussed here.
• Possible priority assistance includes Assistance with health, assistance with care or assistance in other life situations, benefits under SGB II (citizen's allowance, basic income support for jobseekers), SGB VIII (child and youth welfare) and SGB IX (Rehabilitation and participation of people with disabilities).Whether the requirements for assistance to overcome particular social difficulties are met can be discussed during the consultation.
• In Saarland, decisions are made by the locally responsible administrative districts, the Saarbrücken Regional Association and the state capital Saarbrücken. They are each responsible for the implementation of assistance to overcome particular social difficulties in their respective areas, i.e. in particular also for counseling and the granting of benefits.

The following information is available:
Counseling for help in overcoming particular social difficultiesdifficulties can also be provided anonymously

• Advice on taking advantage of assistance to overcome particularovercoming particular social difficulties
• In the case of special living conditions that are associated with socialsocial difficulties, benefits can be granted to help overcome these particular social difficulties. However, they are only granted if those seeking help are unable to overcome the particular social difficulties on their own.
• The counseling shows possible offers of support within the
  assistance to overcome particular social difficulties in accordance with
  difficulties in accordance with SGB XII
• Assistance to overcome particular social difficulties
  can only be granted on a subordinate basis
• Thereforefurther possible support services
  are also shown as part of the consultation.

Application forms, declarations of release from the duty of confidentiality

Forms available: Yes.

Written form required: No.

However, individual items of evidence may require written form.

Informal application possible: Yes. However, it is advisable to use the forms provided, as these also serve to simplify and speed up the procedure.

Personal appearance necessary: As a rule, yes, as an identity check must also be carried out before benefits are granted. Applicants should also appear in person at the request of the responsible benefit provider for an oral discussion of the application or to take other measures necessary for the decision on the benefit.