Financial Help

Find out about unemployment benefit, child benefit, child supplement, parental allowance and other financial assistance for people from abroad.

The housing allowance serves to ensure adequate and family-friendly housing in economic terms. You can find more information about it here. (PDF, 88.5 KB)

You are entitled to unemployment benefit if you fulfil all of the following requirements: You must be unemployed, you must have completed the qualifying period and you must have registered as unemployed in person.

The "Wohnberechtigungsschein" (WBS) is the certificate you require to rent a state-subsidised apartment. An explanatory video and information in several languages can be found on the Handbook Germany page.

Find out about the Citizen's Income (former unemployment benefit II) if you have been unemployed for a long time, are not entitled to unemployment benefit or your income is not enough to cover your living expenses.

Important terms related to basic income for job seekers in a brochure from the Bundesagentur für Arbeit.

At the Jobcenter, you will take part in a few interviews. The videos help you to get to know the purpose of these events, and what kind of questions you will be asked.

The 17 counseling centers of the Migration Counseling for Adults Immigrants (MBE) in Hamburg accompany people with migration and flight histories aged 27 and older in the first three years after their immigration. 

The Jugendmigrationsdienste (JMD) assist young people with a migration background aged between 12 and 27 with their integration process in Germany. The focuses are on linguistic, educational, professional and social integration.