What is Bürgergeld?

By Nicolas Bouliane

Bürgergeld is a type of social assistance in Germany. It helps you pay for basic needs when you have no income. It replaced ALG II in 2023.1 It was replaced by Grundsicherung in 2026.2

Sources and footnotes

  1. Bundesregierung.de (2023) ⤴

  2. Bundesregierung.de (2026) ⤴