If you go to Germany to shop without informing the municipality with at least two days’ notice, you stand to lose a third of your cash assistance for 20 weeks. The municipalities have started to look into people that receive cash assistance bank statements. If they find a payment made abroad, they will look to see if you asked permission from your case worker.
- Kontanthjælp is a public benefit for people who are unable to support themselves or their family. Income and assets are deducted from the cash benefit. This also applies to your spouse’s income and assets. Young people under 30 without education receive educational assistance instead. EU citizens with permanent residence (lived more than 5 years in Denmark) have this right (and their spouses).