Social ticket for public transport, free advice on tenancy law, free use of the municipal libraries – there are many good reasons for senior citizens to have a Dresden Pass. You are entitled to the Dresden Pass if you receive housing benefit or basic security benefits in old age and with reduced earning capacity.
Housing benefit and Dresden Pass
“Even if the housing benefit was rejected last year, a new application with the requirements that apply from 2021 could definitely be approved. That is why I advise all senior citizens: Let the social welfare office check your entitlement to housing benefit and your entitlement to a Dresden Pass. We are happy to help ”, recommends Social Mayor Dr. Kristin Klaudia Kaufmann. The reason for this is that tenants with low incomes are supposed to offset the new CO2 tax through social benefits. The housing benefit helps people who have sufficient funds for their general livelihood, but cannot cover their housing costs themselves.
Basic security and Dresden Pass
When you reach the regular retirement age, you can apply for basic old-age security if you have a low income. If there is a positive notification of benefits for housing benefit or basic security in old age, you are also entitled to the Dresden Pass and all related benefits, such as the social ticket for local public transport.
Housing benefit can be applied for in all citizens’ offices and in the social welfare office, Junghansstraße 2. The forms are available there; they can also be downloaded from www.dresden.de/wohngeld and www.dresden.de/dresden-pass.
Apply for a Dresden Pass
The Dresden Pass application will be sent to this address together with a copy of the housing benefit or basic security notification and a passport photo:
State Capital Dresden
Social welfare office
Subject Dresden Pass
P.O. Box 12 00 20
01001 Dresden.
The documents can also be handed in at the citizens’ offices.
The employees of the Dresden Pass department answer questions about the Dresden Pass by phone at 0351-4884848 or by e-mail to [email protected]. Due to the current contact restrictions, personal visits are only possible after prior agreement and with a protective mask.
Dresden Pass for low income
The Dresden Pass is a voluntary social benefit provided by the City of Dresden for all low-income residents.
Everyone who receives assistance with subsistence according to chapter 3 or 4 of SGB XII, unemployment benefit II or social benefit according to SGB II, housing benefit according to Housing Benefit Act, a cash amount according to § 39 and 40 SGB VIII, child allowance is entitled to the Dresden Pass § 6 a of the Federal Child Benefit Act or benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act.
Discounts with the Dresden Pass
In addition to the reduced fares through the social ticket for buses, trams, ferries and mountain railways, Dresden Pass holders are entitled to free advice on questions about tenancy law. It is primarily about support in matters of tenancy law, such as rent increases, incomprehensible additional payments when settling operating costs and when terminating the rental agreement.
The city’s cooperation partner for this advisory service is the tenants’ association Dresden und Umgebung e. V. am Fetscherplatz 3. Another advantage of the Dresden Pass is the free use of the city libraries, since the annual fee is waived, as well as the reduced visit to many cultural institutions in Dresden.
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