The basic income support for jobseekers replaced the previous form of unemployment assistance and social welfare on January 1, 2005.

According to the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG), trainees receive individual support if they do not have the funds they need to support themselves and their training.

The City of Salzgitter's Disability Officer, Manuela Lehrke, is the contact person for all questions relating to issues for people with disabilities.

In cooperation with the job center, the employment promotion team coordinates the deployment of employable benefit recipients in work opportunities and other measures.

The education package is intended for children and young people who receive social benefits. Read more about it here.

Here you will find an overview of various support services (e.g. disability, blindness, illness and care)

The clerk at the insurance office is available to provide specialist advice and take up applications for statutory pension insurance.

In 2017, the Salzgitter City Council decided to introduce a "Salzgitter Pass" from 2018.

The debt counseling service of the city of Salzgitter is free of charge for all those seeking advice in the city of Salzgitter who are over-indebted or at risk of over-indebtedness.

In addition to cash and non-cash benefits, the Social Welfare and Senior Citizens Service also offers other integration assistance in the form of personal help.

Social assistance should enable the recipient to lead a life that is in keeping with human dignity. If possible, the assistance should enable them to live independently in the future.

The social ticket - also known as a mobility ticket - for using ÖPNV was introduced in Salzgitter in 2019.

Volunteers doing military service are entitled to benefits under the Maintenance Security Act for the first six months of military service (probationary period).

The Social Welfare and Senior Citizens Service helps with housing emergencies. The help is preventative in order to avoid losing your home!

Housing benefit under the Housing Benefit Act is a subsidy towards the cost of housing. It is intended to enable low-income households to live in appropriate and family-friendly housing and to provide economic security.