On 1 July 2026, the citizen’s income became the basic income support, which 13. SGB II-The Amendment Act came into force, implementing the relevant commitment set out in the coalition agreement. The reform rebalances the relationship between solidarity and personal responsibility in Book II of the Social Code.
A summary of the key changes can be found on the German Government’s website: New basic income scheme replaces the citizen’s income
The new Fact sheet SGB II offers you comprehensive information.
Important:
- If you are interested in Measures For example, if you are currently taking part in further training, this will continue as normal once the basic income scheme has been introduced.
- All our eServices can be used as usual.
Standard needs bands since 1 January 2023
Source: https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/aktuelles/nullrunde-buergergeld-2383676
Further information can be found here:
Source: www.bmas.de
To check, as a rough guide, whether your needs and income situation might entitle you to social security benefits and, if so, whether you should apply for housing benefit (Leipzig City Housing Benefit Office) or for basic income support (Leipzig Jobcentre), you can use the housing benefit calculator provided by the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Construction (see „Links“ in the top right-hand corner).
