Offices for social assistance across Germany

Use the official forms and provide the evidence they request. Sign all paper forms and attach copies, never original supporting documents: incoming papers are scanned and then destroyed. Send paper applications to Jobcenter Arbeitplus Bielefeld, Herforder Straße 67, 33602 Bielefeld, or use its letterbox. The Jobcenter asks you not to email application bundles; use the secure online route instead. Check its housing-cost guidance before renting a new home. Since 1 July 2026, SGB (German Social Code) II cash support is called Grundsicherungsgeld. You may still see the older name Bürgergeld on some forms and letters. Existing decisions remain valid; do not submit a new claim solely because the benefit was renamed. Official forms and online services may still show the old name during the transition. Continue to follow your own renewal dates, evidence requests and change-reporting duties.

Use the official forms and provide the evidence they request. Sign all paper forms and attach copies, never original supporting documents: incoming papers are scanned and then destroyed. Send paper applications to Jobcenter Arbeitplus Bielefeld, Herforder Straße 67, 33602 Bielefeld, or use its letterbox. The Jobcenter asks you not to email application bundles; use the secure online route instead. Check its housing-cost guidance before renting a new home. Since 1 July 2026, SGB (German Social Code) II cash support is called Grundsicherungsgeld. You may still see the older name Bürgergeld on some forms and letters. Existing decisions remain valid; do not submit a new claim solely because the benefit was renamed. Official forms and online services may still show the old name during the transition. Continue to follow your own renewal dates, evidence requests and change-reporting duties.

Use the official forms and provide the evidence they request. Sign all paper forms and attach copies, never original supporting documents: incoming papers are scanned and then destroyed. Send paper applications to Jobcenter Arbeitplus Bielefeld, Herforder Straße 67, 33602 Bielefeld, or use its letterbox. The Jobcenter asks you not to email application bundles; use the secure online route instead. Check its housing-cost guidance before renting a new home. Since 1 July 2026, SGB (German Social Code) II cash support is called Grundsicherungsgeld. You may still see the older name Bürgergeld on some forms and letters. Existing decisions remain valid; do not submit a new claim solely because the benefit was renamed. Official forms and online services may still show the old name during the transition. Continue to follow your own renewal dates, evidence requests and change-reporting duties.

Use the official forms and provide the evidence they request. Sign all paper forms and attach copies, never original supporting documents: incoming papers are scanned and then destroyed. Send paper applications to Jobcenter Arbeitplus Bielefeld, Herforder Straße 67, 33602 Bielefeld, or use its letterbox. The Jobcenter asks you not to email application bundles; use the secure online route instead. Check its housing-cost guidance before renting a new home. Since 1 July 2026, SGB (German Social Code) II cash support is called Grundsicherungsgeld. You may still see the older name Bürgergeld on some forms and letters. Existing decisions remain valid; do not submit a new claim solely because the benefit was renamed. Official forms and online services may still show the old name during the transition. Continue to follow your own renewal dates, evidence requests and change-reporting duties.