Overview
- Mecklenburg‑Western Pomerania’s social court ordered provisional coverage of rent arrears during the Bürgergeld 12‑month grace period even when the ongoing rent exceeds local limits, citing §22(8) SGB II to avert homelessness.
- Lower Saxony–Bremen’s court held that higher rent for disability‑appropriate housing can be “reasonable” beyond standard caps when accessibility needs and family circumstances demand it.
- The Saxony‑Anhalt court required temporary payment of double housing costs when a beneficiary flees domestic violence to a women’s shelter while the old lease runs out.
- Berlin‑Brandenburg’s higher social court rejected a Jobcenter tactic of sending decision copies only to the court, ruling that decisions take effect and deadlines run only after proper personal notification to recipients.
- A pending case at the Federal Social Court (B 7 AS 11/25 R) will determine whether accommodation costs continue seamlessly after a move that shifts Jobcenter jurisdiction, leaving this point unsettled.