A number of national support schemes are in place to lessen social hardship due to the pandemic. The Federal Labor Ministry’s Coronavirus guide helps you find out what support you can get.

The family website of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth provides an overview of the financial help for families in the pandemic.

The Federal Employment Agency provides information about short-time working benefit and other potential sources of assistance.

The social advocacy organizations (VdK and SoVD) provide information on which additional benefits you may be able to receive from the pension insurance system, the federal employment agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit) and other sources.

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