General information on the counselling services
According to § 6 (1) No. 2 in conjunction with § 16a No. 1 - 4 SGB II, districts and independent cities are obliged to provide municipal integration services. These include
- Caring for minor or disabled children or providing home care for relatives,
- debt counselling,
- Psychosocial support offered in the district under the name "Social Counselling" as well as
- Addiction counselling.
Local authority integration services are additional integration services in the form of support and advisory services, aimed at overcoming barriers to employment – such as childcare, caring for sick relatives, debt, substance abuse and/or psychosocial problems, in order to secure, optimise and/or ensure the integration – particularly of recipients of basic income support – into the open or supported labour market. In addition to addressing current labour market policy issues, it is, from the perspective of labour market integration, primarily necessary to remove barriers to employment in order to facilitate integration into the labour market. There is no doubt that debt, addiction problems, securing childcare, and mental health and social issues present difficulties that make taking up gainful employment difficult or, in some cases, even impossible.
The counselling services are located in the Salzlandkreis job centre. Three areas of responsibility are implemented directly: debt counselling, social counselling and addiction counselling. In addition, there is cooperation with the independent welfare organisations and other agencies in order to achieve coordination, bundling and targeted task management. Coordination processes between and with the regional centres are key tasks in the area of responsibility
How can I take advantage of the offers?
All those seeking help and their relatives in the Salzland district who find themselves in individual life crises or conflict situations are eligible - regardless of their income. If necessary, each person receives support from the employees of the department.
Our guidelines and principles
Free use of assistance and counselling services
- Voluntariness
- Anonymity
- Confidentiality
