Title: court decides: Job center has to take dual rent for moving

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JobCenter rejects payment of double rent-court comes to pioneering citizens' money judgment

In a current case, a court decided in favor of a citizen benefit recipient who was faced with double rental payments due to a move. The job center refused to cover the additional costs for the old apartment of 550 euros, since the applicant had not approved them in advance. However, the court made it clear that the costs for the accommodation within the framework of the citizens' allowance must also be covered without prior application.

incident in detail

The citizen benefit recipient, a single mother from Bonn, had planned an approved move from a 54 square meter apartment to an 82 square meter apartment. Although the moving costs were already financed, the move in due to renovation work in the new apartment was delayed. As a result, the family had to hold the old apartment for a longer period of time, which caused the double rental costs.

legal situation and judgment

The Federal Social Court in Kassel decided that the double rent payments should be regarded as actual accommodation costs. In this regard, the job centers are obliged to cover these costs as long as they are "inevitable and specifically appropriate". This trend-setting judgment gives other citizen benefit recipients who are in similar situations, the opportunity to refer to this decision and to assert their claims.

challenges for citizen benefit recipients

The case has again pointed out the difficulties that are faced by citizens' money recipients when moving. Different interpretations of guidelines and cost takeover can lead to uncertainties and additional financial burdens. Numerous similar situations show that such decisions of job centers can often lead to challenges for those affected, be it when taking over moving costs or extending rental contracts.

Overall, this judgment suggests that the rights of citizen benefit recipients should be strengthened with regard to housing costs to ensure that they are not unnecessarily stressed if they have to move out of an apartment and move into a new one.