In many cities your address decides which team you go to
Each town or commune has a social welfare centre, and big cities divide the work between neighbourhood teams. Centres take requests in different ways, by phone, in writing or in person, and a social worker will ask you to explain your situation.
Lublin
ul. Kowalska 5, 20-115 Lublin
Ask for help with essential costs such as food, medicines or heating, assessed on your household’s circumstances.
Explain your household, income and essential need. Prepare identification, applicable residence documents, income evidence and relevant bills or medical costs. Ask the worker which statements and supporting documents your particular request needs.
Lublin
ul. Hutnicza 1A, 20-218 Lublin
Call before you go, because your social worker’s section may be at a different address from the branch.
Explain your household, income and essential need. Prepare identification, applicable residence documents, income evidence and relevant bills or medical costs. Ask the worker which statements and supporting documents your particular request needs.
Lublin
ul. Mieszka I 4, 20-610 Lublin
Foreign residents can apply if they meet the residence conditions for the benefit they ask for.
Explain your household, income and essential need. Prepare identification, applicable residence documents, income evidence and relevant bills or medical costs. Ask the worker which statements and supporting documents your particular request needs.
Lublin
al. Kompozytorów Polskich 8, 20-848 Lublin
Use the official street finder to confirm your section, then phone to check reception and the right worker.
Explain your household, income and essential need. Prepare identification, applicable residence documents, income evidence and relevant bills or medical costs. Ask the worker which statements and supporting documents your particular request needs.
Lublin
ul. Nałkowskich 114, 20-470 Lublin
Phone the branch and have your case reference ready if you already receive a benefit.
Explain your household, income and essential need. Prepare identification, applicable residence documents, income evidence and relevant bills or medical costs. Ask the worker which statements and supporting documents your particular request needs.
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See when you need a new ID card, how an online start works and why a visit to the office is still required, then pick an office.
See how re-registering at a new address works, who can do it online and which office takes it, then find the counter in your city.
Understand meldunek, permanent versus temporary registration and what to bring, then find the office that takes registrations in your city.
Other countries
Moving on, or comparing before you decide? See how this works elsewhere.
Most offices in Murcia, Barcelona, and Zaragoza
Most offices in Eindhoven, Enschede, and Breda
Most offices in Munich, Dortmund, and Cologne
Most offices in Brussels, Ghent, and Charleroi
Most offices in Reykjavík, Akranes, and Akureyri
Where to next
Learn what the welfare centre can offer, how the social worker’s visit works and which centre covers where you live.
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