No money for food

You do not have any money?

• Our social system is generally structured in such a way that every person receives at least basic supplies so that they do not have to go hungry. This is one of the foundations that has been valid since the social welfare office was founded. In fact, it looks a little different, because there are still very many homeless people and people who either have little or no money for food.

• How quickly did it happen that one becomes a social case. Some give up and slide onto the street. In the meantime, various options have been created so that they get enough food and also have at least one warm meal on the weekend.

You get enough food

• When you are penniless you don’t need to starve yourself and you will always get a minimum of food. The Agency for Employment, or ARGE for short, takes care of this, because according to the law you are entitled to unemployment benefit II, commonly known as Hartz IV. Furthermore, in larger cities there is the support of the "Tafel", which enables you to get food at least once a week.
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• In big cities like Berlin, Hamburg and Munich you even have it through aid organizations like Caritas or soup kitchens the opportunity to have a warm meal at least once a day distributed by volunteers will. Further help is provided by the church institutions, which not only provide food, but also well-preserved clothing. The department store for the poor, which is available in the big cities, offers this support.

• If you are new to a city and have no money, you have to go to the ARGE and submit an application for the universal service there. Your needs will be calculated exactly, too costs paid for rent by the office. If you do not have a job and you do not earn any money, you will receive the standard rate, which is to 374 euros for a single person and 337 euros for a community of two people amounts to.


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• If you have come to a city without papers, you must first report to the city administration in order to have a minimum entitlement to food. The offices have appropriate addresses and assign you places where you can get at least one meal a day.