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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4 offices in Oberhausen

  • Oberhausen

    Jobcenter Oberhausen — Integration Point

    Essener Straße 3, 46047 Oberhausen

    Reserve an appointment online or by phone and keep the confirmation, as an emailed QR code may be needed at check-in.

    Book an appointmentOffice website+4920862134567

    For a first claim, prepare identity documents/passports and applicable residence permits for everyone in the household, children’s birth certificates if they lack ID, and tenancy contract or residence certificate. People without a fixed address can ask about the Diakonie certificate. Follow the further evidence requested for your household and keep submission confirmation. An appointment does not itself submit a claim.

  • Oberhausen

    Jobcenter Oberhausen — Marktstraße 31

    Marktstraße 31, 46045 Oberhausen

    New claims are sent to Mülheimer Straße first, so come to Marktstraße only if your case is handled there.

    Book an appointmentOffice website+4920862134567

    For a first claim, prepare identity documents/passports and applicable residence permits for everyone in the household, children’s birth certificates if they lack ID, and tenancy contract or residence certificate. People without a fixed address can ask about the Diakonie certificate. Follow the further evidence requested for your household and keep submission confirmation. An appointment does not itself submit a claim.

  • Oberhausen

    Jobcenter Oberhausen — Mülheimer Straße 36

    Mülheimer Straße 36, 46045 Oberhausen

    Go here for a first claim, or if you are under 25, self-employed or have a severe disability.

    Book an appointmentOffice website+4920862134567

    For a first claim, prepare identity documents/passports and applicable residence permits for everyone in the household, children’s birth certificates if they lack ID, and tenancy contract or residence certificate. People without a fixed address can ask about the Diakonie certificate. Follow the further evidence requested for your household and keep submission confirmation. An appointment does not itself submit a claim.

  • Oberhausen

    Stadt Oberhausen — Team Grundsicherung / Hilfe zum Lebensunterhalt

    Essener Str. 53, Sozialrathaus, 46047 Oberhausen

    Phone to arrange an appointment before visiting, and ask which type of support fits your circumstances.

    Office website+492088256129

    Prepare ID, health-insurance card, tenancy agreement, latest heating and service-charge statement, insurance documents and evidence of bank balances or other assets. Bring income evidence relevant to your case, such as pension decisions, wages, child benefit or maintenance, plus bank statements for the last three months. Ask your caseworker which additional documents and application form you need; each case is assessed individually, so you may be asked for more than this list.

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