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Benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act include basic benefits for the necessary requirements for food, accommodation, heating, clothing, health and personal care as well as household consumer goods.

In addition, supplementary benefits can be granted in the event of illness, pregnancy or other special circumstances.

To receive benefits under the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act, you must meet one of the following requirements:

• You are an asylum seeker and have a residence permit.
• You have a residence permit for humanitarian or international law reasons in accordance with § 1 of the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act.
• You are in possession of a tolerated stay permit in accordance with § 60a of the Residence Act.
• You are obliged to leave the country, even if a deportation order is not yet or no longer enforceable.
• You are the spouse or minor child of a beneficiary.
• You have submitted a subsequent or second application for recognition as a politically persecuted person.

You can only claim benefits if you have exhausted your own assets and income beforehand. This also applies to claims against persons who can cover your living expenses.

Please note: If you are able to work and still refuse a job opportunity without good reason, you can only be granted reduced benefits.

In order to receive benefits, you must apply for them in writing to the Ludwigsburg District Office. A simple letter to the Asylum and Migration Department is sufficient.

We also need the following documents from you:

• a valid passport confirming your legal status as a foreigner
  If applicable, proof of current income (payslip or similar) or assets
• Tenancy agreement and rent certificate for private tenancy

Further documents may be requested in individual cases.

The lower admission authority will only grant benefits after your application has been submitted. Benefits will not be paid retroactively.

Beneficiaries are not covered by liability insurance under the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act. You are free to take out liability insurance.

This video is intended to help you fill out the application for benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act. It guides you step by step through the "Application for benefits under the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act" in German, English, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Farsi and Russian.

You will find the application at the top of the forms below. Please note that it must be completed by hand in Latin script.

The following online application is available via the Baden-Württemberg service portal:

Apply for reimbursement of travel expenses for administrative cooperation under the AsylbLG