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Apply for insolvency allowance

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Your employer is experiencing payment difficulties and therefore owes you remuneration. If a so-called insolvency event then occurs, you are entitled to insolvency benefits from that point on. Such an insolvency event may be, for example, that insolvency proceedings are opened against your employer. You can use the insolvency benefit to compensate for your loss of wages for a maximum of 3 months.

Insolvency benefits are paid retroactively. The obligation to pay unemployment insurance contributions is not a prerequisite. Part-time employees, interns, students, pensioners and trainees can receive insolvency benefits. In the case of, for example, managing partners, shareholders of a limited liability company or relatives of the employer, proof of employee status must be provided in order to be entitled to insolvency benefits.

You can only receive it for the wages that were not paid to you in the last 3 months of the employment relationship before the insolvency event. If your employment was terminated before, the insolvency benefit period includes the last 3 months of your employment.

You will receive exactly as much insolvency benefit as you last earned in net wages. However, the income threshold for unemployment insurance is the upper limit. The extent to which special payments (e.g. Christmas bonus) can be replaced by insolvency benefits depends on the provisions in your employment contract and must be examined on a case-by-case basis.

If your employer does not pay social security contributions due to the insolvency, the Employment Agency will do so at the request of the collection agency (health insurance fund). Outstanding contributions will be paid for the last 3 months of your employment before the insolvency event.

You can find more information on the website of the Federal Employment Agency.

Who should I contact?

Responsible: Federal Employment Agency

Responsible authorities

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Bundesagentur für Arbeit
Address: Regensburger Straße 104, 90478 Nürnberg
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Telephone: +49 800 45555-30
Remark: Familienkasse; gebührenfrei
Telephone: +49 800 45555-20
Telephone: +49 800 45555-00
www: Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Requirements

In order for you to receive insolvency benefits, certain requirements must be met:

  • An insolvency event occurs if
    • Insolvency proceedings are opened against your employer's assets, or
    • insolvency application is rejected for lack of assets, or
    • Business activity is completely discontinued in the case of obvious lack of assets.
  • No pay was paid to you for up to 3 months before the insolvency event.
  • As an employee you are
    • employed within Germany or
    • temporarily posted abroad while retaining the obligation to pay social security in Germany.
  • You must prove by means of a notice from the clearing office of the German Pension Insurance (status determination procedure) that you are legally considered an employee if, for example, you are
    • Managing partner,
    • shareholder of a GmbH (limited liability company) or
    • are a relative of the employer.
  • Further information can be found on the website of the Federal Employment Agency.

Which documents are required?

  • When contacting your advisor, please inquire about the specific documents you will need.

Process flow

Apply for insolvency benefits at the employment agency. You can submit the application in paper form or electronically.

Submit the application in paper form:

  • You can obtain the application form from any employment agency or from the website of the Federal Employment Agency.
  • Complete the application in full and submit it signed, including the attachments, to your employment agency.
  • The insolvency benefit certificate is required for final processing.
    • The insolvency benefit certificate is issued by the insolvency administration or by your company. It will be requested by the Employment Agency.
    • To speed up the procedure, you can also obtain the insolvency benefit certificate yourself from the insolvency administration or from your company and attach it to the application straight away. The form is also available from any employment agency or via the Internet.
  • The Employment Agency will examine your application and your documents. You will receive a decision on your application from the Employment Agency.

Apply for insolvency benefits online:

  • Access the "eServices" portal on the website of the Federal Employment Agency.
  • Log in with your user ID and call up the application for insolvency benefits.
  • Fill out the online application form, upload all documents as attachments and send the application.
  • The Employment Agency will review your application and documents. You will receive a decision on your application from the Employment Agency.

Further information

Legal basis

Appeal

  • Objection
  • Action before the social court

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

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