In the last two weeks, however received over 600 such applications for social benefits – through the new social protection Covenant the Federal government to help, particularly in the Corona-crisis in need fast, with simplified forms.

Up to 50 colleagues from the job centre sit on the phone

“For the applications received in the previous week, the majority of the notices go out,” says Jan Kaltofen, managing Director of the jobcenter hall. How is this possible? “A giant performance of the employees all the arrears have been worked up in Altanträgen,” said Kaltofen his Team.

So the air is now not only for the processing of the many new applications, but also time for daily, up to 120 callers that have questions to the social protection package. Up to 50 colleagues from the job centre sit on the phone. Nevertheless, not all calls could be adopted in parallel. Cold oven advises to request by Mail, recall this is not done then immediately.

more Than 600 applications from artists, self-employed, Mini-Jobber

Because only about 30 percent of the employees from the home office and many Employees are on site at the Jobcenter, went to work, the authority is well able to cope with the onslaught. Receive this can benefit social, who is not able to Finance his living, or 433 euros per Person plus rental costs, due to the current situation.

“This may be the artist who can no longer occur, or the self-employed, the collapse of the orders,” declared a cold oven. Only very few people were excluded from the scheme, especially students: don’t be provided by law in the basic security.

the goal is that no one’s neck has to move over the head

Important: The asset is not checked and the rental costs are borne, in the first six months in the full amount regardless of the size of the apartment. The goal is that no one has to move head over heels.

the Declaration by the applicant that he has no or a low income, the door for fraud opens, believes Kaltofen not. “In the case of solo self-employed it can be explained at the moment that the income is broken away. I don’t go out of abuse.“

applications are available on the Homepage of the jobcenter available

cold furnace stresses the fact that the budget of the social protection Covenant is not capped and from the Federal account. Anyone who makes a request, and if this is approved, the money goes. However, until the end of the month, as it is also in the “normal” basic social security.

applications are available on the Homepage of the jobcenter available and can also be sent. Important note here: “Please send the documents added always as a PDF file and not as a photo-with”, asks cold oven. The concern for an increased workload and would then lead to a delay in the processing.

“”The local special hotline set up by the jobcenter to the social protection package is reached under the following number: 0345/6 82 25 55 (mz)

This article was written by Silvia Zöller

*The contribution of “Over 600 applications for basic security: is handled As the job center of the massive onslaught” published by the mitteldeutsche Zeitung. Contact with the executives here.

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