Sozialamt

Social welfare office is the colloquial name for an authority which is responsible according to § 28 para 2 First Book of the Social Code (SGB I) for the tasks of social assistance after the Twelfth Book of the Social Code (SGB XII) and often other social affairs. The term " welfare office " is used in the organization of local government only partially, often it is called " Youth and Family ", " Department of Social Affairs and Housing" etc.

In the Social Code local and supra-local welfare agency can be distinguished. The execution of the SGB XII is a matter for the countries that also determine so, which authority shall perform the functions of the non-local social assistance fund. In North Rhine -Westphalia these are, for example, the regional associations, in Baden- Württemberg, the Local Government Association of Youth and Social Affairs and in the Hessen State Welfare Association.

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