How to Get Mobility Aids in Germany: Guide for Ukrainian Refugees

If you are a Ukrain­ian refugee in Ger­many and need mobil­i­ty aids, this guide will help you under­stand the process clear­ly and sim­ply. You’ll learn what steps to take, what doc­u­ments to pre­pare, and what to expect along the way.

Key Takeaways

Tem­po­rary pro­tec­tion sta­tus (§ 24 Aufen­thG) is essen­tial for access­ing social ben­e­fits includ­ing mobil­i­ty aids.

Reg­is­ter with local author­i­ties and have your Anmeldebescheini­gung ready before apply­ing.

The Bürg­ergeld ben­e­fit sys­tem offers finan­cial sup­port for mobil­i­ty aids, though expect a pro­cess­ing wait of 4–6 weeks.

Pre­pare your doc­u­ments care­ful­ly: pass­port, pro­tec­tion cer­tifi­cate, hous­ing proof, and med­ical cer­tifi­cates.

Par­tic­i­pate in required inte­gra­tion cours­es and fol­low month­ly report­ing duties to keep receiv­ing aid.

Eligibility and Legal Status

Get­ting tem­po­rary pro­tec­tion sta­tus under § 24 Aufen­thG is your first step. This sta­tus allows you imme­di­ate access to social ben­e­fits and work.

You must reg­is­ter with local author­i­ties (Anmel­dung) and receive your refugee reg­is­tra­tion doc­u­ment called Anmeldebescheini­gung. Adults 18 and old­er apply direct­ly, while minors need a guardian’s help.

Documents to Prepare for Your Jobcenter Visit

Bring your pass­port, tem­po­rary pro­tec­tion cer­tifi­cate, and Anmeldebescheini­gung to the Job­cen­ter appoint­ment. A Ger­man bank account with an IBAN is need­ed for ben­e­fit pay­ments, but if you don’t have one yet, ask about alter­na­tives.

Include hous­ing doc­u­ments like rental agree­ments and any dis­abil­i­ty or preg­nan­cy cer­tifi­cates. For­eign papers should have offi­cial Ger­man trans­la­tions.

Applying for Bürgergeld and Mobility Aids

Book an appoint­ment at your local Job­cen­ter to sub­mit the Antrag (appli­ca­tion) with your doc­u­ments. Bürg­ergeld offers month­ly pay­ments (€502 for sin­gle adults in 2024) plus hous­ing and spe­cial need allowances like mobil­i­ty aids.

The deci­sion usu­al­ly takes 4–6 weeks, but you may get inter­im pay­ments dur­ing this time. If your appli­ca­tion is denied or ben­e­fits are not enough, you can file a Wider­spruch (appeal).

Ongoing Obligations and Integration

To keep ben­e­fits, pro­vide month­ly updates on your job search and income. Join­ing the Inte­gra­tionskurs for Ger­man lan­guage and ori­en­ta­tion is manda­to­ry.

You will get sup­port for health­care reg­is­tra­tion and edu­ca­tion. This helps you become inde­pen­dent while using mobil­i­ty aids reg­u­lar­ly.

For more detailed instruc­tions, vis­it our full guide on How to Get Mobil­i­ty Aids in Ger­many and its con­tin­u­a­tion here.

Sources

Based on cur­rent knowl­edge of Ger­man social wel­fare law and Ukrain­ian refugee assis­tance pro­grams

Infor­ma­tion derived from Ger­man Fed­er­al Employ­ment Agency (Bun­de­sagen­tur für Arbeit) guide­lines

Ref­er­ence to Ger­man Res­i­dence Act (Aufen­thalts­ge­setz) § 24 pro­vi­sions

Cur­rent Bürg­ergeld rates as per 2024 Ger­man social code reg­u­la­tions

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