Rent, heating & operating costs

Financial Help

All about living

Rent deposit loan

Additional requirements for water 

Rent arrears

Apply for one-off grants

Move

First move out of under 25s

Electricity costs & electricity ba

Housing allowance

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Free time

Standard benefit & application

ALG II

Unemployment benefit II

Support for rehab SB

Support in finding a job

disabled people

People with disabilities or health restrictions

Additional requirements for pregna

Family/children

Loan for special needs

Financial emergency

Conditions for car ownership

Mobility

Information for refugees

Fugitives

Additional demand nutrition

Disease

Case Management 

Long-term unemployment

Job seekers under 25

Job seekers under 25 years of age

Self-employment

Self-employed

Single parent

Counselling for single parents

Counselling for single parents & their families/children

Integration agreement

General info

Debt

Priority services

Integreat - for immigrants

Wohlberaten

Apply for one-off benefits

SozialTicket / MeinTicket

Job search & application

Temporary employment

Turning Point Program 

Promotion of a passenger car

Personal counsellor

Arrival App for Immigrants

Educational package for school chi

Child supplement (KiZ)

Further education

Local absence

part-time training

Help for personal

Job offensive

Team academic professions

academics:inside

Phone number

<a href="mailto:info@dortmunder-tafel.de">info@dortmunder-tafel.de</a>

email address

<a href="http://www.dortmunder-tafel.de">www.dortmunder-tafel.de</a>

website

Monday: 10:30 - 14:00Tuesday: 09:15 - 14:30Wednesday and Thursday: 09:15 - 15:00Thursday: 09:15 - 15:00 (food distribution)Friday: 09:15 - 14:30 (food distribution)

Opening hours

<a href="http://www.kana-suppenkueche.de">www.kana-suppenkueche.de</a>

Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday: 12:15 - 14:00

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: 08:00 - 11:00Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 08:00 - 11:00additionally Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: 17:00 - 20:00

<a href="http://www.diakoniedortmund.de/">http://www.diakoniedortmund.de/</a>

Monday and Tuesday: 08:00 - 16:00Wednesday: 08:00 - 12:00 & 14:00 - 16:00Thursday: 08:00 - 16:00Friday: 08:00 -14:00

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 10:00 - 13:00

with the exception of 8:00 - 12:00 continuous

Emergency call

<a href="https://frauenhaus-dortmund.de/frauenhaus-dortmund-2/frauen@frauenhaus-dortmund.de">frauen@frauenhaus-dortmund.de</a>

<a href="http://www.frauenhaus-dortmund.de">http://www.frauenhaus-dortmund.de</a>

Contact

<a href="http://mitternachtsmission.de">http://mitternachtsmission.de</a>

<a href="http://www.alz-dortmund.de">www.alz-dortmund.de</a>

Monday: 08:30 - 16:00Tuesday: 08:30 - 12:00Wednesday and Thursday: 08:30 - 16:00Friday: 08:30 - 12:30

Office hours

General opening hours

The social workers in the job centre help with acute problems, especially withdebt, difficulties in the family environment, addictions or psychosocial problems.

Help offers

Monday to Thursday: 08:30 - 12:00 h and 13:00 h to 15:00 hFriday: 08:00 - 12:00

Reachability by phone

You have an academic degree from a university or a university of applied sciences and your degree or your last professional activity in an academic environment was not longer than four years ago? Then the Academic Professions Team (TAB for short) on your way into gainful employment. Since we take a holistic view of your life situation, we not only support you, but also the other adult members of your community of need. In the first step, our placement specialists, who are organized according to occupational groups, work with you to develop an individual placement strategy based on your knowledge and skills. In the second step, we then support you in implementing this strategy. To this end, we access a wide range of support services individually tailored to your needs. In addition to content-related and financial assistance with applications and job interviews, we can make you offers for the development of soft skills or for the transfer of knowledge and professional training. For potential employers, under certain circumstances, we have the possibility to create an additional incentive for hiring through financial support.

Chancengleichheit am Arbeitsmarkt

Teilzeitberufsausbildung

A vocational qualification is very important for professional integration and significantly reduces the risk of unemployment. However, people with family responsibilities or in special circumstances often find it particularly difficult to realise their desire for vocational training.Are you interested in an apprenticeship but do not have the opportunity to complete it full-time? The commissioner for <a href="https://jobcenterdortmund.de/api/media/AI9_Chancengleichheit%20am%20Arbeitsmarkt_AI_9_Chancengleichheit_am_Arbeitsmarkt_8b51fa26ba.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Equal opportunities on the labour market (BCA) at the Job Centre</a>, Ms Herweg-Zaide, is happy to support and advise you. She is committed to reducing disadvantages in the labour market and supports, among others, (single) parents in acquiring a sustainable professional qualification, e.g. with an <a href="https://jobcenterdortmund.de/api/media/AI9_Flyer%20Teilzeitberufsausbildung_AI_9_Flyer_Teilzeitberufsausbildung_7109f91029.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Part-time vocational training</a>. BCA also offers targeted individual and group counselling for interested customers of the Dortmund Job Centre on the topics of pregnancy, childcare, etc.

Perspective re-entry

During unemployment, problems can arise that lie beyond the search for a job or a lack of qualifications. In order to provide you with the best possible support in a difficult life situation, there are trained social workers at the Jobcenter Dortmund who will advise you, provide concrete assistance or call in additional specialist agencies. The social workers at the job centre help in particular in cases of indebtedness, difficulties in the family environment, addictions or psychosocial problems..&nbsp;Very specific concerns can be, for example:<ul><li>I am overburdened with my family situation (e.g. childcare, care of relatives)</li><li>I or a relative have an addiction and need help</li><li>I am in debt and would like to reduce my debts</li><li>I have mental health problems and would like to talk to someone</li><li>I have experienced violence and need help</li></ul>Especially in the current pandemic period, such a difficult situation may arise. Do not hesitate to contact us! The social workers are available from Monday to Thursday from 08:00 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 15:00 and Friday from 08:00 to 12:00 under the direct dial number <a href="tel:0231 842-9330">0231 842-9330</a> available for you.

Help with personal problems (social work)

During pregnancy and for single parents, the Jobcenter can grant monthly allowances in the form of lump sums under certain conditions - this applies to expectant mothers from the 13th week of pregnancy until childbirth or to single parents depending on the age and number of children, provided they live alone with their:n child:ers in a community of need.

Additional requirements for pregnant women and single parents

In special circumstances, you may have needs that cannot be met by your standard benefit or savings.  Such an unavoidable need may arise, for example, as a result of loss, damage or theft. In such an emergency situation, a benefit in kind or cash benefit can be provided as a loan.You have to pay back the loan. This is done by paying you 10 percent less of your standard needs each month (offsetting). There is no legal entitlement to a loan. A loan is an absolute exception that always involves debt for you. It is in the Jobcentre's interest to avoid you falling into debt as far as possible. Therefore, the Jobcentre always checks whether another solution is possible to cover your needs.

As a recipient of unemployment benefit II, you are generally allowed to own a motor vehicle if it is appropriate. Appropriate means that the value of the car is within the legally regulated asset limits for unemployment benefit II recipients. Whether your car is considered appropriate is checked by the benefits officer at the job centre when you apply for unemployment benefit.If you have any questions, our telephone customer service will be happy to help you.Costs that you incur for your car (such as petrol costs, tax, repairs, etc.) are not covered by the Jobcenter or you have to pay for them yourself as part of your standard benefits.

Conditions for owning a car

Unemployment benefit II is defined by the legislator as a so-called "subordinate" social benefit.  This means that unemployment benefit II is only paid if no other so-called priority benefit claims exist. Priority benefits are payments from other agencies or institutions that are suitable for avoiding, eliminating, shortening or reducing your need for assistance from the Jobcenter. These benefits must be claimed by you. You must submit the necessary applications yourself.   <h3>Here are some examples of priority services:</h3><ul><li>Child supplement, housing benefit, child benefit, maternity benefit, parental benefit, alimony/advance alimony,</li><li>Training and employment promotion benefits: unemployment benefit, vocational training allowance (BAB), benefits under the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG),</li><li>Health insurance benefits: Sickness benefits, medical rehabilitation benefits,</li><li>Benefits from statutory accident insurance: Injury benefit, pension due to reduction in earning capacity,</li><li>Benefits from the statutory pension insurance: transitional allowance, old-age pension, pension due to partial or full reduction in earning capacity, survivor's pension.</li></ul>For a comprehensive overview of priority benefits and further information, please visit the website of the Federal Employment Agency.

Information priority services

The Jobcenter can grant subsidies for a more expensive diet for medical reasons. You are only entitled to this additional requirement if there is a connection between the necessary cost-intensive diet and the medical treatment. (dietary changes) and an existing or impending illness (e.g. protein-defined diet in the case of renal insufficiency or gluten-free diet in the case of coeliac disease/sprue). In order to receive this benefit, medical evidence must be provided, e.g. in the form of a medical certificate. Do you have health restrictions and would like help/support in coping with them? The counselling specialists in the "Wohlberaten" team offer you individual health counselling on a wide range of topics. Try it out!

Additional requirements for complex nutrition

The case management team at the Jobcenter Dortmund will look after you as a customer if you have been unemployed for more than two years without interruption (long-term unemployed) and have received benefits from the Jobcenter during this time together with other people in a community of need (so-called long-term benefit recipients). With targeted and frequent contacts, you work together on a way to live independently of SGB II benefits together with your community of need. In a trusting atmosphere and with the help of individual counselling, possible personal or health difficulties that have so far blocked your taking up work are uncovered. Your case manager will then determine the individual steps of your individual strategy together with you. Assistance - also from other parties involved (e.g. debtor counselling) - is controlled and coordinated here and subsequently evaluated.

Housing benefit is a state subsidy towards rent or the cost of owner-occupied housing. This subsidy is available to people with low incomes. Under certain circumstances, as a recipient of unemployment benefit II, you may be entitled to housing benefit - namely, if the housing benefit can end your need for assistance or the need for assistance of your entire needs group (possibly together with child supplement). The Jobcentre's aim is for you to end your benefit claim if possible. Therefore, you may be asked to check your entitlement to housing benefit. You can apply for housing benefit at the city of Dortmund. You can find more information on the website of the city of Dortmund.

Information on housing benefit

As a customer of the Job Centre, you will have a fixed contact person who will accompany you on your individual path back into the labour market. Depending on where you are at the moment and what your needs are, the support can also change.  The reason for this is that our staff are specialised in the respective customer concerns and can therefore offer you competent advice in your situation. If, for example, you are looking for further training, the "Team FbW" (promotion of further vocational training) will advise you.  There are also special teams for the long-term unemployed, the self-employed, rehabilitated persons and people with no fixed abode.

Your personal counsellor at the Jobcenter 

Integreat is a multilingual, digital app that provides you as a new immigrant with local information and is used by municipalities for exactly this purpose. Here, you as an arriving person in your city can receive all relevant information in your national language as quickly as possible - and all this without permanent internet access and confusing paper chaos.

Integreat - The local and multilingual integration platform for immigrants

To the Integreat app

If you receive unemployment benefit II, you will conclude an integration agreement with the job centre. This is a written declaration that you sign together with your counsellor.The agreement documents the extent to which the Job Centre supports you in your goal of finding a new job (e.g. by covering travel or application costs) and what contribution you make in return (e.g. when and how often you apply for vacancies). The duration and content of the agreement will be individually tailored to you and your professional goal. The conclusion of an integration agreement is required by law.

Information from the employment agency

Explanatory video

As a recipient of unemployment benefit II, you are generally obliged to stay at your place of residence or to be available for the Jobcenter.    If you are going to be away from home for an extended period of time. (Technical term: local absence)If you are planning a trip, for example, please talk to your counsellor in advance.  You can easily apply for local leave of absence by calling your local Jobcenter office.

Request a longer absence from home

You have lost your job and are urgently looking for a new position? Are you motivated to get back into working life as quickly as possible? You are currently completing further training and would like to get started in your new job? Then the Job Offensive is the right place for you!The placement specialists in the Job Offensive will support you on your way back into working life - regardless of whether you are looking for a job as a skilled worker or as a helper.Together with you, the Joboffensive develops a strategy that suits you best, enabling you to find a new job quickly and efficiently. In doing so, we take into account your current knowledge, skills and experience. After that, the Joboffensive supports you in implementing your plan. To do this, we access a wide range of support options - depending on your personal needs. For example, we can coach you in job applications and interviews or offer you courses in which you can further develop your strengths. For potential employers we have the possibility to create an additional incentive to hire you through financial support.If you would like to be supported by the Joboffensive, please contact your current employment agency or call the location where you are currently being supported. The Joboffensive has counselling offices at the Kaiserhain, Kampstraße and Königshof locations.

Quickly into a new job with the job offensive

Reaching your goal with your own strengths: that is the motto of the "Wendepunkt" programme.  People who have been unemployed for several years and receive benefits from the job centre (so-called long-term unemployed) are supported by the "Wendepunkt" team in finding a suitable employment opportunity. At eye level and in a trusting atmosphere, you and your intensive support worker uncover your as yet unused strengths and skills and together develop strategies for taking up a job. On this basis, your intensive support worker will look for a suitable employment opportunity for you.  Employers can be financially supported in the hiring process through the Participation Opportunities Act (Teilhabechancengesetz). By the way, the support at "Wendepunkt" does not stop as soon as you have found a suitable job. A qualified job coach accompanies you in your new job for up to 12 months and helps you to master the transition between unemployment and job.Are you interested in taking part in the Wendepunkt programme? Your responsible counsellor at the Jobcenter Dortmund will be happy to advise you. You are an employer and would like to give a long-term unemployed person the chance of employment? Then become a "Zukunft Macher" now - you can find all the information you need on the "Zukunft Macher" website.

Become a future-maker

Schoolchildren under the age of 25 who attend a general or vocational school receive an allowance for school supplies (e.g. writing utensils, books, etc.). If pupils under 25 years of age live in their community of need, the benefit is automatically transferred to you at the beginning of each school semester together with your regular ALG II benefits. In addition, other so-called "benefits for education and participation (BuT)" can be applied for from the City of Dortmund. These include, for example, subsidies for school trips and lunch. Further information and application options are available on the website of the City of Dortmund.

Educational package for school children

BuT application of the city of Dortmund

If your new tenancy agreement provides for a deposit that you cannot pay from your own funds, the Jobcenter can advance the sum for you in the form of a loan.However, you must apply for the loan in advance, i.e. before signing the new tenancy agreement, at the Jobcenter.You can find more information under the heading "Relocation".

Loan for the rent deposit

In certain situations, the Job Centre may one-off grants for housing needs grant. Such occasions may be, for example, the establishment of a first household or the case of a fire in the apartment.  We will be happy to advise you on your individual case!

One-off grants for housing needs

Your electricity costs are covered by your standard rate and must be paid by you to your electricity supplier. If you have incurred an electricity back payment from the annual bill that you cannot cover from your own funds, you may be granted a loan. An electricity back payment is always a good opportunity to check whether and where you can save on electricity costs. In addition, it is worth comparing providers at any time. The free energy saving service of Caritas will be happy to help you.

Electricity costs & electricity back payment

Energy saving service of CARITAS

Flyer Team Wohlberaten

A team of health advisors will look after you as a customer of the Dortmund Job Centre in "well-being counselling" if you have existing or impending health restrictions. Together with those seeking advice, they work towards the common goal of being well, fit and ready for working life again.  In cooperation with various health actors and advice centres, customers can take advantage of various offers such as health coaching, online offers on healthy nutrition, resilience, healthy sleep, back fitness, advice days and tests, e.g. for back and skeletal disorders, individual exercise offers and much more.

Well-being counselling - counselling for clients with health restrictions

Under certain circumstances, the Jobcenter can need to buy a car financial support. A car purchase may become necessary in the context of taking up employment: If, for example, an:e employer:in agrees to hire you - on the condition that you have your own car - or if you demonstrably cannot get to your new job without your own vehicle. In such cases, the Jobcenter can check whether the costs will be covered. Important: please contact your personal advisor (e.g. employment agency, case manager) and talk to them about your plans - absolutely before you buy the car.  This is a benefit from the so-called "placement budget" - there is no legal entitlement to it. You can obtain further information from your responsible counsellor at the job centre.

Car/vehicle: subsidisation of acquisition costs

In the event of pregnancy and for the birth, you can apply to the Jobcenter for one-off benefits for maternity clothing and baby equipment. In order to receive the benefit, please provide the Jobcenter with proof of pregnancy, for example, a medical certificate or a midwife.In addition, you have the opportunity to receive a one-time grant for the purchase of a youth bed.

One-off benefits for pregnancy, birth & adolescent bed

Antrag Ticket

With the SozialTicket / MeinTicket of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) you can use the public transport at your place of residence at a reduced price. The SozialTicket / MeinTicket is valid around the clock for all scheduled buses, S-Bahn, RB and RE lines as well as trams and underground trains in the area of validity. Further up-to-date information can be found on the homepage of the city of Dortmund and at VRR.You can use the SozialTicket / MeinTicket to quite conveniently online or by post:<ol><li>Download the <a href="https://jobcenterdortmund.de/api/media/Antrag%20auf%20Sozialticket_Antrag_auf_Sozialticket_6fb6b0f620.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Request for the ticket</a> down.</li><li>Fill out the application.</li><li>Send us the application via the <a href="http://jobcenterdortmund.de/de/kontaktformular">Contact form</a> or by mail.</li></ol>

VRR: Info SocialTicket

City of Dortmund: Info SozialTicket

If you are dependent on medical equipment for health reasons, the Jobcenter can grant you subsidies under certain conditions. This applies to the purchase and repairs of orthopaedic shoes, repairs of therapeutic devices and equipment as well as the rental of therapeutic devices. The prerequisites are medical evidence of the need for this equipment.

health grants

The service and learning app "Ankommen" was developed by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), the Federal Employment Agency (BA) and the Goethe Institute in cooperation with the Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) especially for immigrants.  Here you will receive important information about life in Germany (e.g. on the topics of asylum, education and work). With the integrated German course you can also start learning German.

The Arrival App for Immigrants - Learn more about Germany

To the "Arrive" app

The term additional need stands for additional costs that are not covered by the so-called standard need. With a decentralised hot water supply in your household, the water is heated by a boiler or an instantaneous water heater instead of via the central heating system. This approach results in higher costs. It is possible to install a Subsidy in case of additional hot water demand for decentralised hot water supply to obtain.Further information is also published on the website of the Federal Employment Agency.

Additional demand for decentralised hot water supply

Information on additional requirements

The legislator assumes that unemployed young adults under 25 are financially supported by their parents. If this is not the case, the children - as part of the community of need - are entitled to unemployment benefit II. For children under 25 years of age in the community of need, a first move out of the parental home is therefore only possible under certain conditions. Required is a Approval from Team PEA (Examination of First Statement) from the Youth Vocational Training Centreif you want the Jobcenter to pay for the costs of the new apartment. In addition, Team PEA will advise you on how to improve your current housing situation.Even if you pay the rent for the new apartment yourself on a permanent basis, parents should contact the Jobcenter to inform them of the change in the community of need.If under-25s move out of their parents' home without permission, the costs of the move and the rent for the new flat will not be borne by the Jobcentre.

Menschen mit Behinderung fördern

For you as a person with a disability, the Jobcenter Dortmund has a specialised department at the Südwall location. The aim: <a href="https://jobcenterdortmund.de/api/media/AM1_Flyer%20Menschen%20mit%20Behinderung%20fo%CC%88rdern_AM_1_Flyer_Menschen_mit_Behinderung_foerdern_fd79ac7422.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Supporting people with disabilities</a>!The offer is addressed to:<ul><li>Jobseekers with a degree of disability of at least 50</li><li>Jobseekers with a degree of disability of 30 to less than 50, who are treated as equals</li><li>Jobseekers who are recognised rehabilitants (vocational rehabilitation procedure)</li><li>Employers who are interested in hiring a jobseeker from the above-mentioned groups of people. Further information for employers, including information on funding opportunities, can be found in the download area.</li></ul>Our qualified placement specialists - including employer advisors, youth placement officers and case managers - not only have the special legal knowledge, but also knowledge of individual clinical pictures and, above all, the necessary empathy for your individual situation.&nbsp;We maintain close contacts with rehabilitation providers and networks for the disabled, as well as with employers and the specialist integration service. In this way, we can work with you in Dortmund to open up the best possible opportunities for successful integration into the labour market, while at the same time providing suitable personnel for the job providers.

Support for rehabilitants & severely disabled persons (Reha-SB)

Erste Hilfe für Anschreiben

Tipps Gespräch mit Arbeitgeber:in

Bewerbungstipps für Frauen

During the consultation, you will create an individual application profile together with your placement specialist. Based on this profile, you will receive suitable job proposals from us by mail.You can also find current job offers in the job exchange of the Federal Employment Agency - Germany's largest online job portal.As a customer of the Jobcenter, we can reimburse you for costs incurred in your job search, such as travel expenses to job interviews (technical term: support from the placement budget). Your responsible advisor at the Jobcenter Dortmund will be happy to advise you!&nbsp;We have already summarized the first tips for you. Feel free to have a look at our <a href="https://jobcenterdortmund.de/api/media/AI2_Erste%20Hilfe%20fu%CC%88r%20Ihr%20Anschreiben_AI_2_Erste_Hilfe_fuer_Ihr_Anschreiben_37ccc6b0b8.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">First aid for cover letters</a>, <a href="https://jobcenterdortmund.de/api/media/AI2_Last%20Minute%20fu%CC%88r%20das%20Gespra%CC%88ch%20mit%20einem_r%20Arbeitgeber_in_AI_2_Last_Minute_fuer_das_Gespraech_mit_einem_r_Arbeitgeber_in_719d8f6858.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Tips for your conversation with the employer </a>or our <a href="https://jobcenterdortmund.de/api/media/AI2_Bewerbungstipps%20fu%CC%88r%20Frauen_AI_2_Bewerbungstipps_fuer_Frauen_f8b76f69df.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Application tips for women</a> on.

Job exchange Federal Employment Agency

Free online application training

Vermieter:innenbescheinigung

Ausfüllhinweise in einfacher Sprache

The so-called standard benefit comprises the amount that is transferred to you by the Jobcenter to secure your basic needs.&nbsp;This lump sum includes costs for food, personal hygiene, clothing, household goods, household energy (electricity) and the needs of daily life (e.g. for participation in cultural and social life). Single persons, single parents and persons whose partner is a minor receive the full standard amount.&nbsp;Currently (as of 01 January 2021), people in need of assistance receive the following standard monthly benefits:<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Single person or single parent</td><td>446 €</td></tr><tr><td>Couples (each partner:in) in the BG*, if both are of age</td><td>401 €</td></tr><tr><td>18- to 24-year-olds in the BG* of their parents</td><td>357 €</td></tr><tr><td>14- to 17-year-olds in BG*</td><td>373 €</td></tr><tr><td>Children from 6 to 13 years</td><td>309 €</td></tr><tr><td>Children up to 5 years</td><td>283 €</td></tr><tr><td>Adults in institutions (according to SGB XII)</td><td>357 €</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>*needs group&nbsp;&nbsp;<h3>Please have the following documents ready for the application:</h3><ul><li>Valid identity card or passport</li><li><a href="https://jobcenterdortmund.de/api/media/FA1_Vermieterbescheinigung_FA_1_Vermieterbescheinigung_e6d28eeccc.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">landlord:tenant certificate</a> (to prove the current rent and service charges)</li><li>Copy of your rental contract</li><li>Your bank statements for the last three months (without gaps)</li><li>If you do not have a bank account: proof that no account can be set up</li><li>If available: Proof of credit balances on savings accounts</li><li>Health insurance card</li><li>Pension insurance number</li><li>If you have children: Proof of child benefit</li><li>Evidence of heating costs</li><li>If available: Severely disabled person's pass &nbsp;</li></ul><h3>Certain individuals must submit the following additional documentation:</h3><ul><li>For foreign applicants: Passport for verification of residence status</li><li>For children over 16 years of age: School certificates</li><li>In the case of divorce and children born out of wedlock: Maintenance arrangements, evidence of advance maintenance payments.</li><li>If you have a car: Motor vehicle registration certificate and document for motor vehicle insurance</li></ul>&nbsp;&nbsp;If you would like to apply for unemployment benefit II, please contact us by phone first. We will advise you on how to make an application - individually for your situation.&nbsp;Alternatively, you have the option of submitting a simplified application for unemployment benefit II on the website of the Federal Employment Agency. However, we recommend that you first contact us by telephone.Tip: <a href="https://jobcenterdortmund.de/api/media/FA1_Ausfu%CC%88llhinweise%20in%20einfacher%20Sprache_FA_1_Ausfuellhinweise_in_einfacher_Sprache_db897d210d.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Filling in instructions in easily understandable German</a> can be found in the download area. Tip: With the "digital pilot" on the website of the Federal Employment Agency, you can check online quickly and easily whether you are entitled to unemployment benefit II.

Digital pilot

Application for unemployment benefit II

Model grant notification

Information on basic income

Explanatory video: Authorisation notice

Antrag auf Dortmund Pass

With the Dortmund Pass you as a recipient of unemployment benefit II can use the Offers from leisure and cultural facilities of the city of Dortmund free of charge or at reduced prices use. You can find out which facilities you can visit at a reduced rate with the Dortmund Pass on the City of Dortmund homepage.The Dortmund Pass is issued to you by the Jobcenter for one year at a time and is only valid in conjunction with a photo ID (e.g. identity card, student ID, etc.). Children in your household up to the age of three do not need their own Dortmund Pass.You can buy the Dortmund Pass quite conveniently online or by post:<ol><li>Download the <a href="https://jobcenterdortmund.de/api/media/Antrag%20auf%20Dortmund%20Pass_Antrag_auf_Dortmund_Pass_642691ad53.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Application for the Dortmund Pass</a> down.</li><li>Fill out the application.</li><li>Send us the application via the <a href="http://jobcenterdortmund.de/de/kontaktformular">Contact form</a> or by mail.</li></ol>

Info about the Dortmund Pass

Fachliche Weisungen der Stadt

Rent, heating and operating costs are covered by the Jobcenter in the amount actually payable, provided they are reasonable. The same applies to contributions from the tenants' association.&nbsp;The assessment of adequacy is based on the individual case and the individual circumstances. The appropriateness limits are set by the City of Dortmund. In the <a href="https://jobcenterdortmund.de/api/media/FW1_Fachliche%20Weisungen%20der%20Stadt%20Dortmund_FW_1_Fachliche_Weisungen_der_Stadt_Dortmund_445b204e69.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">the instructions of the city</a> you can read the detailed regulations.&nbsp;<h3>In Dortmund, the following upper limits for the costs of accommodation currently apply:</h3><figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td>People&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;Appropriateness limit&nbsp; &nbsp;Net cold rent</td><td>&nbsp;Operating costs&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;Appropriateness limit&nbsp; &nbsp;Gross cold rent</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>&nbsp;350,00 €</td><td>&nbsp;104,50 €</td><td>&nbsp;454,50 €</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>&nbsp;410,00 €</td><td>&nbsp;135,85 €</td><td>&nbsp;545,85 €</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>&nbsp;490,00 €</td><td>&nbsp;167,20 €</td><td>&nbsp;657,20 €</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>&nbsp;640,00 €</td><td>&nbsp;198,55 €</td><td>&nbsp;838,55 €</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>&nbsp;640,00 €</td><td>&nbsp;229,90 €</td><td>&nbsp;999,90 €</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>&nbsp;880,00 €</td><td>&nbsp;261,25 €</td><td>&nbsp;1.141,25 €</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>Operating costs are all costs that your landlord incurs over the course of a year in order to make the house and the property on which the house stands available to you as a tenant as living space. These include the warm ancillary costs or operating costs, such as heating costs, costs for hot water or costs for the heating and hot water supply systems. In addition, there are the cold ancillary costs, such as costs for refuse collection and street cleaning, property tax (or "public charges for the property"), chimney cleaning etc. For some rental houses there are additional costs, such as: Electricity for the elevator, house and hall cleaning, garden maintenance, etc.If you receive heating and operating cost statements, submit them immediately after receipt so that the Jobcenter can check whether they have been taken over. Please make sure to check beforehand whether your landlord has sent you the statement in due time and whether the statement is correct! If you have any questions about your heating and operating costs bill, the Mieter:innenverein can help you on site. &nbsp;&nbsp;<h3>You have the following options for submitting the heating and operating costs statement:&nbsp;&nbsp;</h3><ol><li>Conveniently via the jobcenter.digital portal</li><li>By post to Jobcenter Dortmund, 44120 Dortmund</li><li>As a drop in one of our mailboxes</li></ol>

Online portal "jobcenter.digital"

The joint institution Jobcenter Dortmund is a large social labour market service provider in the city of Dortmund. The Federal Employment Agency and the City of Dortmund, as the sponsors of the job centre, stand for successful cooperation.

Locations & opening hours

Hilfsangebote in Covid-19 Zeiten

Checkliste Unternehmenskonzept

FAQs für Gründungswillige

The "Self-employed" team at the Jobcenter Dortmund supports start-ups and self-employed persons whose income is not (yet) sufficient to secure their livelihood and who, in accordance with the provisions of Social Code II, meet the eligibility requirements for unemployment benefit II.  As a self-employed person, you should have these documents to hand if you want to submit an application to the Jobcenter:<ul><li>Business registration</li><li>Commercial space rental agreement (if available)</li><li>Evidence of personnel costs (e.g. by means of employment contracts or pay slips)</li><li>Economic evaluations of the last three months</li><li>In the case of a GmbH: shareholders' agreements</li></ul>Through the payment of unemployment benefit II, the Jobcenter secures the the subsistence of self-employed persons for as long as and to the extent that their income is insufficient for this purpose. However, the Jobcenter does not compensate for any lack of income or losses that may arise from self-employment.Our common goal is for you to be able to secure your entire livelihood in the long term through your self-employment. If you are already a customer of the Jobcentre and are planning to become self-employed, please first contact your contact person in the job centre or in case management. They will then put you in touch with the self-employed team. The colleagues will advise you as a founder comprehensively on questions such as:<ul><li>How long can I receive benefits from the Jobcenter?</li><li>What additional benefits can I receive as a founder and what requirements do I have to fulfil?</li><li>I have comprehension questions about my own accounting</li><li>When am I self-employed (freelancer:in)?</li></ul>In times of Corona pandemic, the Self-Employed team will contact you in writing or by phone.  Under certain conditions, the Jobcenter can Promote your business start-up (e.g. through start-up money). You will also receive all information on this from the Self-Employed Team. It is important that you as a start-up:in Submit your application for start-up money before you register a business or sign any contracts for self-employment (e.g. commercial lease).. During the Corona Crisis, self-employment assistance services may also be available to you. At <a href="https://jobcenterdortmund.de/api/media/AS1_Hilfsangebote%20f%C3%BCr%20Selbst%C3%A4ndige%20in%20der%20Corona_Krise_AS_1_Hilfsangebote_fuer_Selbstaendige_in_der_Corona_Krise_f192441f2e.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Offers of help for self-employed people in the Corona crisis</a> you will find all useful information and links. In preparation for your self-employment you can use the <a href="https://jobcenterdortmund.de/api/media/AS1_Checkliste_Unternehmenskonzept_AS_1_Checkliste_Unternehmenskonzept_4528ac88e6.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Checklist for the business concept</a> of the Startercenter NRW.

Support for the self-employed 

Information for founders

Jugendberufshaus

The <a href="https://jobcenterdortmund.de/api/media/AU1_Flyer%20Jugendberufshaus_AU_1_Flyer_Jugendberufshaus_51d1cc2f09.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Youth Vocational Center</a> advises young Dortmunders under the age of 25 on their path to a career. Whether it's career advice, finding a training place or help with particularly challenging life situations - here you'll find support from a single source and under one roof.In order to provide you with competent and comprehensive support, the employment agency, job centre and the city of Dortmund have joined forces in the Jugendberufshaus. The aim is to provide you with the best possible support during your first professional steps. You can find all further information about the Jugendberufshaus and its services on the website.

Youth Career House Dortmund

The special situation of single parents has an individual impact on their chances of entering the labour market. Possible obstacles can be, just like the additional care effort for minor children, also a possible lack of qualifications of the respective legal guardians.The Jobcenter supports you as a single parent in the long term, taking your interests and resources into account. A comprehensive range of assistance services, which correspond to your special circumstances, creates the basis for improving professional qualifications.  If you are interested, please contact your responsible counsellor at the Jobcenter.Are you interested in an apprenticeship but don't have the opportunity to do it full time? The Commissioner for Equal Opportunities on the Labour Market (BCA) at the Job Centre, Ms Herweg-Zaide will be happy to support and advise you in this regard. She is committed to reducing disadvantages in the labour market and supports, among others, (single) parents in acquiring sustainable professional qualifications.

Counselling for single parents and their families/children

Advice and support

Umzugspaket

Bescheinigung über Mietangebot

If you would like to move, please contact us in advance by phone or e-mail. The Jobcenter will check whether the move is necessary and the amount of the new rent (incl. utilities) is appropriate.&nbsp;We may also pay certain costs associated with a move (moving expenses, rent deposit loan). In order to claim these benefits, you need written consent for the move. You can only obtain this in advance, i.e. before signing a (new) tenancy agreement. &nbsp;&nbsp;<h3>To apply for relocation, please submit the following documents (completed) to us:</h3><ul><li><a href="https://jobcenterdortmund.de/api/media/FW6_Umzugspaket_FW_6_Umzugspaket_c8468c57c3.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Request for assurance of the costs of new accommodation</a></li><li><a href="https://jobcenterdortmund.de/api/media/FW6_Bescheinigung%20u%CC%88ber%20ein%20Mietangebot_FW_6_Bescheinigung_ueber_ein_Mietangebot_322b46c945.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Certificate of a rental offer</a></li></ul> Please also remember to give notice and comply with the notice period of your previous tenancy agreement. If you would like to move to another city and continue to receive benefits under SGB II, the job centre in your future place of residence will check the appropriateness of the new rent. We will be happy to help you in this case and also advise you on your wish to move to another city.

Rent arrears can present you as a benefit claimant:in with considerable difficulties. Many landlords will not tolerate late payments and may terminate your lease in such cases.  If you have problems paying your rent, we strongly advise you to contact us as soon as possible. In order to avoid a possible threat of homelessness, the Jobcenter may be able to take over existing or arising rent debts. However, you must apply for the Jobcenter to take over your rent debt. As a rule, it will only be taken over if it is justified and, for example, there is a threat of you losing your home.

Arbeitsgelegenheiten in Dortmund

Your job search has not worked out so far? Nevertheless, you have the desire to pursue a meaningful occupation and earn something on top of the unemployment benefit II? At the same time, you would also like to learn new things and gain new experience that will take you a step further towards the job market?Are people, nature or the environment important to you? You would like to be socially engaged? All this can be a Work opportunity (AGH). Take this chance and do something good - for yourself and for our city! You can find more information in our current flyer <a href="https://jobcenterdortmund.de/api/media/AL2_Arbeitsgelegenheiten%20in%20Dortmund_AL_2_Arbeitsgelegenheiten_in_Dortmund_6daeb6ca6d.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Job opportunities (AGH) in Dortmund.</a>

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