Jobcenter, Krankenkasse or Kindergeld said no?
Health insurance disputes, Arbeitslosengeld and Grundsicherungsgeld (formerly Bürgergeld) decisions, pension questions, sick-pay cutoffs — German agencies make mistakes, and the appeal system exists for a reason.
- Object to rejected benefits (Widerspruch) — typically within one month of the decision
- Fight health-insurance refusals for treatments, sick pay (Krankengeld), and contributions disputes
- Sort out pension entitlements, including years worked abroad and totalization agreements
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What we help with
Some of the situations people come to us with. Yours doesn't have to be on the list.
• Rejected Grundsicherungsgeld (formerly Bürgergeld) or benefit reductions
• Unemployment benefit (Arbeitslosengeld) decisions and blocking periods
• Sick pay (Krankengeld) stopped after a medical assessment
• Health insurance refusing treatment or contributions disputes
• Pension entitlements, including years worked abroad
• Reduced-earning-capacity pension (Erwerbsminderungsrente)
• Elterngeld and Kindergeld decisions
• Formal objections (Widerspruch) and their one-month deadlines
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Jobcenter or Krankenkasse Said No? Object — It's Free
The free objection and its usual one-month period, the sentence that preserves your deadline, repayment demands, sanctions, and the fee-free social courts.
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Krankenkasse Refused Treatment or Sick Pay? What to Do
Insurer decision deadlines and what a missed one does and doesn't give you, answering the medical service, and keeping sick-pay certification continuous.
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No Therapy Place? When Your Krankenkasse Must Pay
The consultation that starts the clock, the documented search that decides the claim, and the order of steps most reimbursement requests fail on.
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Behind on Krankenkasse Contributions? What Actually Happens
Why you cannot simply leave, what suspension still covers, and the routes out — instalments, recalculated income, and relief for late registration.
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Private vs Public Health Insurance in Germany: Can You Switch Back?
Who may opt out, when your insurance history can bar a return after 55, the ways back, and why a temporary expat policy may not satisfy the law.
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Kindergeld or Elterngeld Refused? Read This First
The six-month (Kindergeld) and three-life-month (Elterngeld) backdating limits, why the two benefits usually go to different courts, and how residence permits drive most refusals.
7 min read
Leaving Germany — Can You Get Your Pension Contributions Back?
Why five years decides your pension but not your refund, the two-year wait, why you only get back half, and why EU citizens keep something better than a refund.
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Common questions
General information, not legal advice — your lawyer assesses your specific case in the free first consultation.
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