Offices for social assistance across Germany

Your address decides which office is yours

A single city can have many offices for living-cost support, each looking after certain districts or surnames, and some also help older people or people with disabilities. Look up your city to see what each office handles, how it wants to be contacted first and what to bring to the visit.

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3 offices in Dresden

  • Dresden

    SG Sozialleistungen Nord / Besondere Personengruppen

    Bürgerstraße 63, 01127 Dresden

    Contact the social services team promptly by e-mail or phone, as support cannot start before you apply.

    Office website+493514885521

    Use the appropriate form: Antrag auf Gewährung von Sozialhilfe for Hilfe zum Lebensunterhalt, or the first-application/renewal form for Grundsicherung. Dresden asks for income evidence such as wages, pension and other benefit decisions, and maintenance; prepare asset evidence including the last three months of bank statements, savings and relevant insurance/property documents. Supply housing-cost evidence. For Grundsicherung, include evidence of statutory pension age or permanent full reduced earning capacity as applicable. A medical certificate for additional dietary costs, disability evidence and residence/authority documents depend on the case. Ask for your individual checklist; do not delay notifying the office while assembling documents. Postal correspondence: Sozialamt, Postfach 12 00 20, 01001 Dresden; confirm the team/reference so it reaches the right case.

  • Dresden

    SG Sozialleistungen Ost

    Hertzstraße 23, 01257 Dresden

    Check by e-mail or phone that the Ost team covers your address, and whether you need an appointment.

    Office website+493514888171

    Use the appropriate form: Antrag auf Gewährung von Sozialhilfe for Hilfe zum Lebensunterhalt, or the first-application/renewal form for Grundsicherung. Dresden asks for income evidence such as wages, pension and other benefit decisions, and maintenance; prepare asset evidence including the last three months of bank statements, savings and relevant insurance/property documents. Supply housing-cost evidence. For Grundsicherung, include evidence of statutory pension age or permanent full reduced earning capacity as applicable. A medical certificate for additional dietary costs, disability evidence and residence/authority documents depend on the case. Ask for your individual checklist; do not delay notifying the office while assembling documents. Postal correspondence: Sozialamt, Postfach 12 00 20, 01001 Dresden; confirm the team/reference so it reaches the right case.

  • Dresden

    SG Sozialleistungen West / Mitte / Süd

    Lingnerallee 3, 01069 Dresden

    Ask which benefit fits you, as support for people temporarily unable to work differs from old-age or permanent-incapacity support.

    Office website+493514885711

    Use the appropriate form: Antrag auf Gewährung von Sozialhilfe for Hilfe zum Lebensunterhalt, or the first-application/renewal form for Grundsicherung. Dresden asks for income evidence such as wages, pension and other benefit decisions, and maintenance; prepare asset evidence including the last three months of bank statements, savings and relevant insurance/property documents. Supply housing-cost evidence. For Grundsicherung, include evidence of statutory pension age or permanent full reduced earning capacity as applicable. A medical certificate for additional dietary costs, disability evidence and residence/authority documents depend on the case. Ask for your individual checklist; do not delay notifying the office while assembling documents. Postal correspondence: Sozialamt, Postfach 12 00 20, 01001 Dresden; confirm the team/reference so it reaches the right case.

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