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Laws, courts and authorities

SGB

Abbreviation for Sozialgesetzbuch

In short and in plain language

The SGB brings German social laws together. It has several books.

They cover care insurance, for example. They also cover the inclusion of disabled people.

It can matter to landscaping firms. This is the case when a care fund helps pay for step-free changes at a home.

Definition
The German Social Code brings together German social legislation in several books, for example on long-term care insurance or the participation of disabled people. For landscaping firms it can matter when a care insurance fund subsidises step-free alterations around a home.