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Germany - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Act to diminish the charge increase in tight housing markets and to strengthen the tenant involvement in the property (Tenancy Act amendment - MietNovG) (Gesetz zur Dämpfung des Mietanstiegs auf angespannten Wohnungsmärkten und zur Stärkung des Bestellerprinzips bei der Wohnungsvermittlung (Mietrechtsnovellierungsgesetz - MietNovG)) -

Adoption: 2015-04-21 | Date of entry into force: 2015-06-01 | DEU-2015-L-101570

Article 1. Amendments to the Civil Code: new subsection to Book 2 Law of obligations: Title 5 Lease: Subtitle 2 Leases for residential space
Subchapter 1a Agreements on the rent with tight housing markets
§ 556d Permissible level of rents in the rental; statutory authorization
§ 556e Considering the rental fee or carried out modernization
§ 556f Exceptions
§ 556g Legal consequences; Information on the rental
Article 2. Amendments to the Implementation of Civil Code Act par. 35 Transitional provisions to the Rental novelization Act from 21st April 2015.
Article 3. Amendments to the Act regulating houses rental
Article 4. Entry into force.

Germany - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Act to amend: Act on benefits for asylum-seekers and Social Courts Act. -

Adoption: 2014-12-10 | Date of entry into force: 2014-12-10 | Date of gradual entry into force: 2015-03-01 | DEU-2014-L-98557

Article 1. Amendment to the Act on benefits for asylum-seekers: new sections
§1a Entitlement restriction;
§6a costs recovery;
§6b use of services;
§14 Transitional provisions for single monetary benefit in 2015;
Article 2. Amendment to the Social Courts Act changes in wording
Article 3. Entry into force.

Germany - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Act to stabilize Performers' Social Charge Rates. (Gesetz zur Stabilisierung des Künstlersozialabgabesatzes (Künstlersozialabgabestabilisierungsgesetz - KSAStabG)) -

Adoption: 2014-07-30 | Date of entry into force: 2015-01-01 | DEU-2014-L-98467

Article 1. Amendment to the Social Code - Book IV
Article 2. Amendment to the Performers' Social Insurance Act
Article 3. Amendment to the Accident health reorganization Act
Article 4. Amendment to the Regulation on the control of payment of contribution shares and the social charge based on the Performers Social Security Act
Article 5. Subsequent changes
Article 6. Entry into force.

Germany - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Act to Facilitate the Enforcement of Parental Allowances (BGBI I.S. 1878). (Gesetz zur Vereinfachung des Elterngeldvollzugs ) -

Adoption: 2012-09-10 | Date of entry into force: 2012-09-17 | DEU-2012-L-93564

Article 1. Amendment to the Parental Allowances and Parental Leave Act. Amendments includes inter alia:
In §2 new section introduced:
§2a Allowances for a family with two or more children
§2b Period dimension
§2c Gains from not independent employment
§2d Gains from independent employment
§2e Income tax deduction
§2f Social contribution deduction
§24 Individual disclosures transmission by the Federal Statistical office
§24a Transmission of tables with statistical results by the Federal Statistical office
Article 1c Amendments to the Social Code Book I relating to the expression change.

Germany - Social assistance and services - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Sixth Regulation to amend Unemployment Benefit II / Social Allowance Regulation (Alg II-V) -

Adoption: 2011-12-19 | Date of entry into force: 2012-01-01 | DEU-2011-R-89681

Makes minor amendments to wording and provisions concerning monthly allowances for youth voluntary service participants.

Germany - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Act on the coordination of social security systems in Europe. (Gesetz zur Koordinierung der Systeme der sozialen Sicherheit in Europa (SozSichEU)) -

Adoption: 2011-06-22 | Date of entry into force: 2011-06-28 | DEU-2011-L-89673

§1 Scope of legislation
§2 The competent authority
§3 Connection point for the pension schemes
§4 Connection point for family benefits
§5 Coordinating body for the systems of civil service pensions
§6 Access points
§7 Regulation Appropriations

Germany - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Social Code - Book XII - Social Assistance. (Sozialgesetzbuch (SGB) - Zwölftes Buch (XII) - Sozialhilfe) -

Adoption: 2003-12-27 | Date of entry into force: 2005-01-01 | DEU-2003-L-83685

Sets out the rules of social assistance in Germany:
Chapter 1 - General provisions
Chapter 2 - Public Welfare services
Chapter 3 - Assistance for livelihood
Chapter 4 - Basic security for elderly and disabled persons
Chapter 5 - Healthcare assistance
Chapter 6 - Integration assistance for disabled
Chapter 7 - Care Assistance
Chapter 8 - Assistance in overcoming special social difficulties
Chapter 9 - Assistance in other life circumstances
Chapter 10 - Facilities (equipment and services)
Chapter 11 - Use of income and wealth
Chapter 12 - Competences of the social assistance
Chapter 13 - Costs
Chapter 14 - Procedural provisions
Chapter 15 - Statistics
Chapter 16 - Transitional and Final Provisions

Germany - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

New Version of the Act on Housing Benefit.

Adoption: 2000-04-11 | Date of entry into force: 2001-01-01 | DEU-2000-L-57176

Germany - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Amendment of the Act on Housing Benefits and other Acts.

Adoption: 1999-12-22 | DEU-1999-L-57983

Amends Law on Housing Benefits and related laws with regard to calculation of benefits.

Germany - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Fourth law amending the eleventh book of the social security code (4. SGB XI Änderungsgesetz - 4. SGB XI ÄndG).

Adoption: 1999-07-21 | DEU-1999-L-57693

Amends eleventh book of the social security code. Establishes cases in which welfare and similar benefits shall not be taken into account in determining claims to, and obligations to provide, carer payments.

Germany - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Seventh Act to amend the Federal Social Assistance Act.

Adoption: 1999-06-25 | Date of entry into force: 1999-06-26 | DEU-1999-L-54858

Amends the Federal Social Assistance Act (version of 23 March 1994). Inter alia, adds a section 101a which allows Länder governments to bundle individual benefits and to provide for one general payment. These measures shall be executed on an experimental basis.

Germany - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Act to amend the Federal Act on social assistance to war victims.

Adoption: 1998-01-14 | Date of entry into force: 1998-01-21 | DEU-1998-L-49093

Inserts a new s. 1a which provides that social assistance benefits may be withheld if the beneficiary or the person from whom benefits are derived committed acts against "humanity" or the principle of the "legal state" (Rechtsstaalichkeit) and applied for such benefits after 13 November 1997. Membership in the SS shall constitute grounds for review if an applicant is entitled to benefits.

Germany - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Federal Act on Old-age insurance for Farmers (Gesetz über die Alterssicherung der Landwirte (ALG)) -

Adoption: 1994-07-29 | Date of entry into force: 1995-01-01 | DEU-1994-L-41158

Concerns social protection such as social insurance and retirement benefits.

Germany - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Notification under the Federal Social Assistance Act.

Adoption: 1994-03-23 | DEU-1994-L-37813

Provides for assistance to meet living expenses and to cover special living situations. Concerns social assistance in general and the relationship between the different social assistance bodies, and contains special provisions dealing with disabled persons.

Germany - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Federal Act on Welfare Tribunals.

Adoption: 1990-12-17 | DEU-1990-L-42219

Concerns structure, organisation and legal proceedings at every level.

Germany - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Act of 6 October 1989 introducing a social insurance identity card and amending other Acts on social affairs.

Adoption: 1989-10-06 | Date of entry into force: 1990-01-01 | DEU-1989-L-8497

In particular, contains new provisions of the Social Code (Fourth Book) of 23 December 1976 (BGBl., Part I, p. 3845, as last amended by the Act of 8 June 1989 (BGBl., Part I, p. 1026)) on the social insurance identity card and registration requirements. The stated purpose is to assist in unveiling illegal employment relationships and to prevent fraud. The Act provides for measures to protect personal data. Consequential amendments and other minor amendments are made to the Fifth and Tenth Books of the Social Code, the Ordinance on government insurance, the Act on employee insurance, the Act on pension insurance in mining, the Employment Promotion Act (LS 1969-Ger. F.R. 1) and the Act on sickness insurance for farmers.

Germany - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Act of 18 December 1987 on adequate financing of social insurance for artists.

Adoption: 1987-12-18 | DEU-1987-L-4606

Amends the Act of 27 July 1981 on social insurance for artists (BGBl. I.S. 705), as last amended by the Act of 20 Dec. 1985 (BGBl. I.S. 2474), especially with regard to the responsibility for making contributions. Transfers the administration of the artists' social insurance fund to another entity. Also adds a subsection to s. 126 of the Act on employees' insurance (as last amended by the Act of 14 Dec. 1987 (BGBl. I.S. 2602).

Germany - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Notification of the consolidated text of the Federal Social Assistance Act.

Adoption: 1987-01-20 | DEU-1987-L-3331

All amendments up to 1 Jan. 1987 to the Federal Social Assistance Act, as consolidated on 24 May 1983 (LS 1983 - Ger. F.R. 1), are contained in this new consolidation. The Act contains provisions on meeting subsistence needs, assistance in special circumstances and various administrative matters.

Germany - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Act on social assistance to war victims (Federal Pensions Act). (Gesetz über die Versorgung der Opfer des Krieges (Bundesversorgungsgesetz - BVG))

Adoption: 1982-01-22 | DEU-1982-L-49099

Provides for social assistance to war victims.

Germany - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Notification of the consolidated text of the Federal Social Assistance Act [of 30 June 1961: LS 1961-ger.F.R.5].

Adoption: 1976-02-13 | DEU-1976-L-13895

Germany - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

An Act further to extend the legislation relating to disabled persons.

Adoption: 1974-04-24 | DEU-1974-L-15032

Amends the Disabled Persons Act of 14 Aug. 1961 (LS 1961 - Ger. F.R. 6) (numerous amendments), s. 61 of the Employment Promotion Act of 25 June 1969 (LS 1969 - Ger. F.R. 1, 1972 - Ger. F.R. 3) and s. 40 of the Federal Social Assistance Act of 30 June 1961: LS 1961 - Ger. F.R. 5.