Tasks of the Social counselling service
The social counselling is often a first contact for personal, social and financial problems which evolve during your studies. In the foreground is the personal counselling and information in one to one sessions, partly in groups – e.g. to finance study end. Often it’s a matter of complex problems in which personal, financial or organisational problems intertwine.
Sometimes can be a short information be enough to solve a problem. Often there has to follow a more intensive help for decision making processes and the ways of solving this problem. Many a time is a procuration to other counselling institutes (e.g. Central Study counselling, psychotherapical counselling), to authorities (e.g. job centre, housing benefit office) or to a legal counselling needed.
Other tasks are among other things, the contentwise aid of the social information published by the Studentenwerk, the development of new informational material and the development of loans.
The counselling is always anonymous and confidential.
Topics of the social counselling
Topics of the social counselling
Often adress students the Social counselling service with questions concerning the financial coverage of their studies.
Within this context the Social counselling service gives advice with:
- job (e.g. to social insurance need, social services etc.)
- to BAföG and other social services e.g. housing benefit, social aid, ALG II
- to scholarships
- to alimonies and children benefit
- to grants (GEZ, Telekom)
- to ALG I
The Social counselling service is also contact person for students with special needs:
- students with handicaps or chronical diseases
- students with children
- foreign students (e.g. questions to residence permit, law for residence permit)
Specific information to the counselling services of the Studentenwerk and the topics can be found in the following brochures! Those can also be received in the Studentenwerk in the Munstermannskamp.
- overview (new)
- counselling (new)
- job during studies
- social tips for students
- adress list Lüneburg
- studying with children
- study financing overview
- financing
Your Contact Person
| Sozialberaterin Lüneburg Kerstin Hanelt sozialberatung.lg@stw-on.de Tel. 04131/78963-20 |
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Studentenwerk OstNiedersachsen
Sozialberatung
Munstermannskamp 3
21335 Lüneburg
Office hours
Tuesday 09.30am – 12.00am and 01.00pm – 03.00pm
Thursday 09.30am – 12.00am
and on appointment per telephone
Legal Advice
In cooperation with the AStA (student union) the Studentenwerk OstNiedersachsen offers legal advice in Lüneburg.
Date:
In the semester, every second Wednesday, 12-2pm Uni-Campus, building 9, room 103/104 or red area, refectory, consultants room (next to the cafeteria)in the non-lecture period: see notice. More information can be obtained from Uni-AStA
Loans
The Studentenwerk administers student credit funds. These funds can cover short- to mid-term credits. The short-term credit serves to bridge acute financial problems. One credit of a maximum of 600 € can be granted. The sum must be repaid within two months.
Mid-term credit aids students in the final stages of their studies. The sum is paid in six equal monthly payments at a maximum of 500 €. For this a certificate must be submitted, proving that the student’s studies will be concluded within six months. The credit must be repaid after 12 months at the latest.
The short-term credit is free of interest, as is the mid-term loan during the payment period. Subsequently the rate of interest is 2%. Both credits require a co-signatory to warrant repayment. When applying for a credit a valid student ID is required as is valid identification of the applicant and the co-signatory and the previous month’s wage slip of the co-signatory. An administration fee of 2% is charged. Further information can be obtained from the social advisory office of the Studentenwerk.
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