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

For Ukrain­ian refugees in Ger­many requir­ing mobil­i­ty aids, under­stand­ing the appli­ca­tion process and eli­gi­bil­i­ty is cru­cial. This guide sim­pli­fies the steps nec­es­sary to obtain sup­port and inte­grate effec­tive­ly into the Ger­man social wel­fare sys­tem.

Key Takeaways

Tem­po­rary pro­tec­tion sta­tus (§ 24 Aufen­thG) is the foun­da­tion­al require­ment to access mobil­i­ty aids and social ben­e­fits in Ger­many.

Reg­is­tra­tion with local author­i­ties and pos­ses­sion of a rel­e­vant cer­tifi­cate such as an Anmeldebescheini­gung or Fik­tions­bescheini­gung are manda­to­ry.

Pre­pare essen­tial doc­u­ments before vis­it­ing the Job­cen­ter, includ­ing pass­ports, res­i­dence per­mits, hous­ing con­fir­ma­tion, and med­ical cer­tifi­cates.

Bürg­ergeld pro­vides month­ly finan­cial assis­tance with spe­cif­ic rates for indi­vid­u­als, fam­i­lies, and cov­ers spe­cial needs allowances includ­ing mobil­i­ty aids.

Ongo­ing par­tic­i­pa­tion in inte­gra­tion cours­es and reg­u­lar report­ing is nec­es­sary to main­tain ben­e­fits.

Eligibility Requirements and Legal Status for Ukrainian Refugees

Ukrain­ian refugees must hold tem­po­rary pro­tec­tion under § 24 of the Res­i­dence Act (Aufen­thG) to qual­i­fy. This sta­tus grants access to ben­e­fits and labor mar­ket par­tic­i­pa­tion.

Reg­is­tra­tion (Anmel­dung) with local author­i­ties fol­lows arrival, secur­ing the Anmeldebescheini­gung or tem­po­rary Fik­tions­bescheini­gung. Adults 18+ can apply inde­pen­dent­ly, while minors require a guardian. Spe­cial pro­vi­sions assist fam­i­lies with chil­dren and preg­nant women.

Documents and Preparation for Your First Jobcenter Visit

Bring the pass­port, tem­po­rary pro­tec­tion cer­tifi­cate, and reg­is­tra­tion con­fir­ma­tion (Anmeldebescheini­gung) when attend­ing your first Job­cen­ter appoint­ment.

An active Ger­man bank account with an IBAN is rec­om­mend­ed to receive pay­ments, but alter­na­tives exist if you do not yet have one. Pro­vide proof of hous­ing such as rental agree­ments or accom­mo­da­tion con­fir­ma­tions.

Med­ical evi­dence if rel­e­vant (preg­nan­cy, dis­abil­i­ty cer­tifi­cates) and offi­cial trans­la­tions of for­eign doc­u­ments must also be pre­sent­ed.

Bürgergeld Application Process and Benefit Amounts

Sched­ule a Job­cen­ter appoint­ment to sub­mit your Bürg­ergeld appli­ca­tion (Antrag) with all required doc­u­ments. Month­ly rates for 2024 are €502 for sin­gle adults, €451 for part­ners, along­side child allowances by age.

Ben­e­fits cov­er nec­es­sary hous­ing and heat­ing costs, one-time pay­ments for equip­ment or fur­ni­ture, and sup­ple­ments for spe­cial diets or dis­abil­i­ties. Pro­cess­ing time is typ­i­cal­ly 4–6 weeks. Inter­im pay­ments may be avail­able.

If denied, the appeal process (Wider­spruch) allows you to con­test deci­sion out­comes.

Ongoing Obligations and Integration Support Services

Main­tain your ben­e­fits by sub­mit­ting month­ly updates on employ­ment search and income changes. Atten­dance at Ger­man lan­guage and ori­en­ta­tion cours­es (Inte­gra­tionskurs) is manda­to­ry.

Employ­ment require­ments include job appli­ca­tion quo­tas and par­tic­i­pa­tion in place­ment ser­vices. Health insur­ance enroll­ment through the Job­cen­ter is com­pul­so­ry, and child ben­e­fits (Kindergeld) coor­di­na­tion sup­ports fam­i­lies.

Stu­dents can access BAföG and voca­tion­al train­ing allowances to facil­i­tate long-term inte­gra­tion and sta­bil­i­ty.

For more detailed infor­ma­tion, vis­it our full guide on How to Get Mobil­i­ty Aids in Ger­many and the fol­low-up arti­cle 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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