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Hamburg Model for Employment Promotion
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Last updated: 15.6.2025

The Hamburg Model for Employment Promotion is a program of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg that supports long-term unemployed individuals and companies. It offers wage subsidies and qualification funding to facilitate integration into the labor market. The program is a discretionary benefit, specifically targeting situations where conventional measures are insufficient.

Who is funded: Target Groups and Regional Focus

The Hamburg Model for Employment Promotion primarily targets long-term unemployed or young, hard-to-place individuals in Hamburg and employers who wish to hire such individuals. The program aims to facilitate the integration of these target groups into the primary labor market and to promote the creation of additional jobs subject to social security contributions.

What is Funded: Project Types and Eligible Costs

The Hamburg Model for Employment Promotion supports the establishment of socially insured employment relationships and offers additional qualification measures. The focus is on integration into the labor market and improving labor market opportunities through targeted support for long-term unemployed and young people with placement barriers.

Type and Extent of Funding

The Hamburg Model for Employment Promotion provides grants to both employers and employees. The amount of funding depends on working hours and can be increased by additional benefits for caregivers and severely disabled individuals. The funding duration is limited to a maximum of twelve months per employment relationship.

Conditions and Requirements

To ensure eligibility for the Hamburg Model for Employment Promotion, both employees and employers must meet specific legal and administrative conditions. These include requirements for the employment relationship, compliance with the minimum wage, and the exclusion of double funding. The funding is a discretionary benefit that only applies if other integration instruments are not successful.

Application Process and Funding Decision

Applications for the Hamburg Model for Employment Promotion can be submitted informally. Processing is carried out by Jobcenter team.arbeit.hamburg, which decides on the funding commitment. Funding is granted after a comprehensive review and documentation of the applicant's individual situation, as it is a discretionary benefit.

The legal basis of the Hamburg Model for Employment Promotion is Working Instruction No. 092 in conjunction with Section 16f of the Second Book of the Social Code (SGB II). These regulations define the framework and conditions for this discretionary benefit of active labor market promotion in Hamburg, supplemented by provisions such as the Minimum Wage Act.

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Funding Overview

Maximum Amount

Maximum Amount:

Monthly subsidies up to 400.00 € (basic funding) plus additional funding and up to 2,000.00 € (qualification grant)

Deadline

Deadline:

always open

Open Until

Open Until:

Ongoing

Award Channel

Award Channel:

Individual Aid

Region

Region:

Hamburg (Germany)

Funding Stages

Funding Stages:

Market Introduction, Capacity Building, Service Delivery

Funding Provider

Program Level: Regional

Funding Body: Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg

Managed By: Jobcenter team.arbeit.hamburg

Additional Partners: Federal Employment Agency, zwei P PLAN:PERSONAL gGmbH

Website: Jobcenter team.arbeit.hamburg