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Welcome to the German Advice Centre |
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 The German Advice Centre offers independent help and advice free of charge for people with personal and social problems. This help is provided by bilingual social workers with a wide experience of statutory and voluntary provisions for social care in both Germany and the UK.
The German Advice Centre is a service of the German Welfare Council which was founded in 1952 and is a UK registered charity since 1983. It is politically and denominationally independent. The aims and perspectives of this charity have changed over the 50 years of its existence according to the trend of people emigrating and immigrating. Giving advice on social security provisions, pensions and EU regulations has therefore become more and more important. The staff of the German Advice Centre also try to help people in crisis situations and many other welfare issues, which arise from the increased number of employee transfer between Germany and the UK. In order for the German Welfare Council to continue to run the German Advice Centre, it relies heavily on private and corporate subscriptions and donations in addition to the financial support provided by the German Government. |
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- EU Advice (e.g. moving between Germany and UK)
- Pension / Compensation Advice
- Crisis Help and Advice
- Prisoner Support
- Long-term Support
- Life certificates for German pensions
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Extract of the Constitution |
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To relieve poverty amongst persons predominantely of German origin who are in necessitous circumstances, by the provision of financial assistance to such persons and be such other means as shall further the said object; ... to relieve the aged, particularly through the provision of recreational facilities for elderly persons predominantly of German origin who have need thereof by reason of their age or social or economic circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life. |
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