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Social affairs; information
You can obtain information on social matters from the municipality and the district office, among others.
Responsible for you
Bezirk Schwaben
Secure contact form
Street address
Hafnerberg 10
86152 Augsburg
Postal address
86147 Augsburg
Phone
Fax
Website
Opening hours
Standort im BayernAtlas
Route planner
Timetable for public transport
Landratsamt Neu-Ulm - FB 52 - Soziales und Senioren
Street address
Albrecht-Berblinger-Straße 6
89231 Neu-Ulm
Postal address
Albrecht-Berblinger-Straße 6
89231 Neu-Ulm
Website
Zentrum Bayern Familie und Soziales Region Schwaben
Street address
Morellstr. 30
86159 Augsburg
Postal address
86135 Augsburg
Phone
Procedure details
Description
Free information is provided by the providers of statutory health insurance and social long-term care insurance and, in Bavaria, as a matter within their own sphere of influence, also by the district offices and independent cities. The information extends to naming the responsible benefit providers as well as to all factual and legal questions that may be of importance to those seeking information and which the information center is able to answer.
The insurance offices of the districts and independent cities provide information on all social insurance matters.
In matters of statutory pension insurance, the pension insurance institutions, their information and advice centers, their insurance advisors, the insurance offices of the districts and independent cities and the municipal administrations provide information and individual advice free of charge.
The social welfare and war victims' welfare agencies (social welfare administrations and war victims' welfare offices at the district administrations and independent cities, districts, Bavarian Family and Social Welfare Center) provide advice and information on social welfare and war victims' welfare issues. They also provide advice on other social matters, provided this is not provided by other agencies (primarily non-statutory welfare associations).
The youth welfare offices in the independent towns and districts are available to provide advice on child and youth welfare issues. For information and advice on pregnancy problems, see "Related topics". For further information on support services for families, see also "Related topics".
In all other social matters, information can also be obtained from the offices responsible for granting benefits. Citizens on low incomes can obtain free or almost free legal advice on everyday legal matters from a lawyer or from the competent local court.
The Zentrum Bayern Familie und Soziales is also available to answer questions about the following benefits:
- Parental allowance
- Bavarian family allowance
- Family recreation in family holiday centers
For information and advice on AIDS, see "Related topics".
Required documents
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The required documents depend on the individual case.
Proceedings
Contact the responsible office.
Deadlines
none
Special notes
The required documents depend on the individual case.
Legal bases
Related issues
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AIDS; counseling
People living with HIV, as well as their relatives, partners and anyone else who has questions on the subject can contact a counseling center.
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Parent and family education; utilization of services
Parents, single mothers and fathers, foster parents and expectant mothers and fathers should strengthen their parenting skills by taking advantage of parenting and family education programs.
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Parental allowance; application
You can apply for parental allowance if you primarily want to look after your child yourself after the birth and are therefore not working or not working full-time.
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Recreational stay in family holiday homes; application for funding
If you would like to travel with your children and decide to stay at a family holiday home, you can receive a grant under certain conditions.
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Apply for a child-raising pension
If you are raising a child alone because your divorced partner has died, you can receive a child-raising pension.
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Families in need; applying for help
Families, especially large families and single parents, who have found themselves in an existentially threatening emergency through no fault of their own, can receive benefits from the "Landesstiftung Hilfe für Mutter und Kind" (State Foundation for Mother and Child Support) to help them help themselves.
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Family allowance; application
Parents can apply for family allowance for every child between the ages of two and three.
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Homelessness; taking advantage of assistance to avoid it
If you are threatened with losing your home and are unable to find new accommodation on your own or have become homeless due to a sudden event, the local authority can provide you with various forms of assistance.
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Care; advice for people in need of care and their relatives and dependents
Among other things, district offices, independent cities and districts offer free advice for people in need of care and their relatives.
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Apply for a standard old-age pension
If you wish to draw a standard old-age pension, you must submit an application.
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Pregnancy; counseling
Expectant mothers and fathers can obtain advice on questions relating to pregnancy and birth.
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Severely disabled person's pass; applicationYou can obtain a severely disabled person's pass if your degree of disability is at least 50. The Zentrum Bayern Familie und Soziales is responsible for issuing this.
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Social assistance; applying for basic income support in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity
If they are in need, older people or people with a permanent full reduction in earning capacity can apply for basic income support in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity.
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Social assistance; applying for assistance with living expenses
If your income or assets are not sufficient to cover your necessary living expenses, you can receive assistance with living expenses (social assistance) under certain conditions.
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Social assistance; applying for help to overcome particular social difficulties
Persons with special living conditions associated with social difficulties are granted assistance to overcome these difficulties if they are unable to do so on their own.
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Applying for a half or full orphan's pension
Children for whom one or both parents have died can apply for an orphan's pension.
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Apply for widow's pension or widower's pension
If your spouse or registered partner dies, in many cases you can receive a widow's or widower's pension.
Status: 22.01.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Familie, Arbeit und Soziales
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