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Sozialgesetzbuch

The Sozialgesetzbuch (SGB) is Germany’s social code, split into books: SGB II covers Bürgergeld, SGB III unemployment insurance, SGB V health insurance, SGB XII social assistance. Letters cite it as the legal basis, e.g. "§ 20 SGB II". You do not need to know the law, but the cited paragraph tells you (or your counsellor) exactly which rule was applied.

In plain German

Das große Gesetzbuch mit allen Regeln für Sozialleistungen, kurz SGB.

What it means

The Sozialgesetzbuch (SGB) is Germany’s social code, split into books: SGB II covers Bürgergeld, SGB III unemployment insurance, SGB V health insurance, SGB XII social assistance. Letters cite it as the legal basis, e.g. "§ 20 SGB II". You do not need to know the law, but the cited paragraph tells you (or your counsellor) exactly which rule was applied.

قانون الشؤون الاجتماعية (Sozialgesetzbuch، اختصاراً SGB) هو مجموعة القوانين الاجتماعية في ألمانيا، مقسّم إلى كتب: SGB II لإعانة Bürgergeld، وSGB III لتأمين البطالة، وSGB V للتأمين الصحي، وSGB XII للمساعدة الاجتماعية. تستشهد به الخطابات كأساس قانوني، مثل "§ 20 SGB II". لست بحاجة لمعرفة القانون، لكن الفقرة المذكورة تخبرك أنت أو مستشارك بالقاعدة المطبقة بالضبط.

As it appears in letters

Rechtsgrundlage dieser Entscheidung sind die §§ 19 ff. des Zweiten Buches Sozialgesetzbuch (SGB II).
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