Asylum-seeker and refugee social assistance
Sozialhilfe im Asylbereich / Aide sociale dans le domaine de l'asile
Paid by SEM / Kantone (Asylfürsorge) · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 3 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
1 document you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
Der Bund erstattet den Kantonen die Sozialhilfekosten für alle Asylsuchenden mittels der Globalpauschale 1a.
https://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/de/home/asyl/sozialhilfesubventionen/bundessubventionen.html
A researcher has read this record against the official page.
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.sem.admin.ch
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Related reading: How to read a grant eligibility rule
Other income support in Switzerland
13 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Survivors' pensions (widow's/widower's pension AHV)
- Supplementary benefits to AHV/IV (EL/PC)
- AHV helplessness allowance
- IV helplessness allowance
- IV personal assistance contribution
- Bridging benefits for older unemployed (ÜL)
- Social assistance (cantonal/municipal)
- Caritas Switzerland hardship aid (charity)
- Swiss Winter Aid (charity)
- Swiss Food Bank (Schweizer Tafel)
- Tischlein deck dich food distribution
- Pro Senectute free advice and financial aid for the elderly
- Victim support under the Victim Support Act (OHG)
Similar programmes
Old-age pension (AHV/AVS, 1st pillar)
Ausgleichskassen AHV (Bund/Kantone)
Disability pension (IV/AI)
IV-Stellen / Ausgleichskassen
Survivors' pensions (widow's/widower's pension AHV)
Ausgleichskassen AHV
AHV helplessness allowance
Ausgleichskassen AHV
Supplementary benefits to AHV/IV (EL/PC)
Kantonale Ausgleichskassen (Bund/Kantone)
IV helplessness allowance
IV-Stellen / Ausgleichskassen