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I received a notice of decision and I disagree with it

Notice of decision (Bescheid) from the Jobcenter, social welfare office, pension insurance, health or long-term care insurance fund, employment agency or another authority: how to keep deadlines, file an objection, use urgent legal protection, and what helps if you missed the deadline or the authority is not acting.

How the roadmap works. Answer the questions. Your roadmap is built from your answers. It shows by when you must act, what an objection looks like and who can help you. Important: an objection costs nothing and at first needs no reasons. The only dangerous thing is letting the deadline pass.

Your answers are not stored or transmitted; they only appear in your browser's address bar. Anyone who shares the link also shares the answers. Legal position as of October 2026: SGG, SGB X (deemed notification 4 days since 1 January 2025), SGB I, SGB II as amended since 1 July 2026 (basic income support, Grundsicherungsgeld, formerly Bürgergeld), SGB XII, VwVfG and VwGO, AO and FGO for child benefit, BerHG, ZPO (legal aid, Prozesskostenhilfe).

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As of October 2026. The roadmap arranges general information according to your answers. It does not review an individual case, does not replace legal advice and does not assess your dismissal or any deadline as valid, met or missed. Whether an entitlement exists is decided by the responsible office; deadlines and amounts change often – check important details with an advice centre.

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On a decision, deadline, application or responsibility. You get an answer with the matching page, the responsible office and the next step, usually within two working days. No legal advice in individual cases, no sharing of your data.