If you have particular social difficulties, you can receive counselling on the help available to overcome these difficulties. As part of this counselling, the necessary requirements for the granting of assistance can also be clarified. Assistance to overcome particular social difficulties is a subordinate benefit. Therefore, you will also be informed during the counselling session about other, priority benefits that must be taken first. If you fulfil the following conditions, you may be eligible for help to overcome particular social difficulties

• Special living conditions:
  • no or insufficient housing
  • unsecured economic livelihood
  • living conditions characterised by violence
  • Discharge from a closed institution
  • comparable unfavourable circumstances

• Social difficulties :
  • Maintaining or obtaining housing
  • Obtaining or securing a job
  • family or other social relationships
  • Delinquency

If you fulfil these requirements and no other benefits are possible, you can receive the following benefits, for example:

• Counselling and personal support, also for relatives
• Measures to obtain and maintain a home
• Assistance in obtaining and securing a job
• Assistance with schooling or vocational training
• Services, cash benefits and benefits in kind are possible.