If you have worked subject to compulsory insurance for at least twelve months within the last two years before becoming unemployed, you are entitled to unemployment benefit I (ALG I = insurance benefit according to Social Code III). For people with at least one child, this amounts to around 67% of your flat-rate net income and is paid for a limited period (twelve to 24 months, depending on your age). Important: As a rule, you must be available for the labor market, i.e. childcare must be available. You can submit your application for unemployment benefit directly online via the Employment Agency portal or contact us for advice on all further details and how to apply.

If you receive citizen's allowance, you will be advised/supported by your case manager at the municipal social benefits and job center. This includes advice and support on all aspects of applying for and receiving benefits as well as on taking up employment or developing an integration strategy, such as job placement, application training, qualification and further training opportunities as well as financial assistance for taking up employment and setting up a business.

If your income and assets are insufficient and you are already receiving a standard old-age pension or are permanently fully "incapacitated for work" (over the age of 18), you are entitled to benefits to secure your livelihood (social assistance/SGBXII). This benefit must be applied for and, if necessary, extended after twelve months. Note: If there is a claim to third parties, this must be realized in advance (subordination principle). Advice, applications and information can be obtained from the social benefits and job center.

Parents who have their main residence in Germany receive child benefit - currently 255 euros per child. This is paid for all children up to the age of 18, as well as for children in training and studying up to the age of 25 and, under certain conditions, for unemployed children up to the age of 21. For children over the age of 18, the payment of child benefit depends on the child's income. If the parents are separated, the parent caring for the child receives the child benefit. Employees in the public sector receive child benefit with their salary, all other parents must apply for it.

Parents with a low income can receive a child supplement in addition to child benefit under certain conditions - among other things, your child is unmarried and lives in your household and your gross income is at least 600 euros.

As part of the support for education and participation, you can cover the costs for your child/children for lunch, excursions and trips, learning support, school supplies, school transport or culture, sport and leisure if you receive benefits in accordance with SGB II, child supplement, housing benefit or benefits in accordance with SGB XII (social assistance) or the AsylbLG.

Parental allowance compensates for a lack of income when parents look after their child after the birth. Parents who want to share work and family life as partners are particularly supported by Parental Allowance Plus.

Your child/children are entitled to advance maintenance payments or payments in arrears up to the age of 18 if the parent with whom they live is single, widowed, permanently separated or divorced (but not remarried) and the other parent does not pay maintenance.

Under certain conditions, you can receive subsidies for the care of your child/children in day care centers, elementary school and day care.

As a single parent, you can also claim various tax reliefs in your tax return. As the tax regulations are constantly being amended, you can find the latest information on the website of the Federal Ministry for Senior Citizens, Family and Youth.

Widowed persons, provided your spouse worked and was subject to compulsory insurance. Since the amendment in 2002, the "small" or "large" pension for widows or widowers has been paid out depending on the requirements. Important! This entitlement also exists if the spouses have lived separately.

After the death of a parent, all legitimate children, children of unmarried couples, adopted children and, where applicable, stepchildren, grandchildren and foster children are entitled to a half-orphan's pension.

If you are divorced and raising one or more children, you are entitled to a child-raising pension in the event of the death of the other parent under certain conditions. This is not linked to the pension account of the divorced spouse.

As a tenant, you can receive a rent subsidy (housing benefit) under certain conditions, or as a homeowner (in owner-occupied residential property) you can apply for a housing allowance.

Note: If you receive citizen's allowance or social assistance (see above), you are not eligible for a housing allowance, as the accommodation costs have already been taken into account.

With the Wiesbaden Freizeitkarte, the city of Wiesbaden offers parents and children half-price use of numerous Wiesbaden facilities such as outdoor and indoor swimming pools, courses at the adult education center and adult education centers, the Wiesbaden ice rink, the cultural days for children, the puppetry festival and all offers of the vacation programs of the Office for Social Work, which are marked with the "Family Card" logo. The card is valid for one year, currently costs 50 euros and is aimed at Wiesbaden families with at least three children under the age of 18, single parents with children under the age of 18 and families with children under the age of 18 who receive citizen's allowance, housing benefit or child supplement. Depending on the case constellation, the card can even be used free of charge.

The FamilienApp Hessen offers families with at least one child under the age of 18 in Hesse numerous benefits - free of charge and regardless of income. In addition to accident insurance cover for young children and non-working parents, users benefit from a wide range of discounts with partner companies. A parenting guide with hotline and online advice provides support with parenting issues, while the Hesse Consumer Advice Center provides valuable consumer tips. The app also provides helpful information on pension provision - from intergenerational living to living wills. The app is available in all popular stores.

In the social department store "Fast wie neu" you can buy used furnishings and clothing etc. very cheaply.

Mothers on low incomes can get maternity clothes, women's and children's clothes, toys, baby carriages and much more at the SkF Anziehtreff.