Unterstützte Beschäftigung nach § 55 SGB IX

The dissertation discusses legal questions related to seeking benefits based on the supported employment act in Germany. Problems of both social security and labour law during the stages of the procurement of appropriate services, granting benefits and realising them practically are considered. This concerns legal premises, the characteristics of the legal relationship between the parties involved, the statutory sources from the German severely disabled act, membership in several branches of the German social security insurance as well as questions of applicability of competition laws. The legislator’s regulations are reflected critically. Furthermore, changes are proposed in order to eliminate statutory shortcomings.