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Receive a widow's and widower's pension from the agricultural accident insurance fund
Service Description
In the event of a fatal accident at work or a fatal occupational illness, agricultural accident insurance provides financial protection for surviving dependants.
This means that the Agricultural Employers' Liability Insurance Association can support you financially if your spouse has died as a result of such an insured event. The same applies to life partners. An application is not necessary.
In the first 3 months after death, the pension amounts to two thirds of the deceased person's annual income. After that, the pension amounts to 30 percent of the annual income. In total, you can receive the pension for up to 24 months.
After the first 3 months, the pension can amount to 40 percent of the annual income if
- you are bringing up a child,
- are older than 47
- or are disabled or unable to work.
If you have your own income, the pension is reduced.
As a rule, you are not entitled to a pension if:
- you only entered into the marriage or civil partnership after the accident and
- the death occurred within the first year of the marriage or civil partnership.
There is an exception here if it is clear that you did not enter into the marriage or civil partnership primarily in order to receive the pension.
Process flow
You do not have to apply for a survivor's pension for widows, widowers and registered partners due to an insured event under agricultural accident insurance.
- The Landwirtschaftliche Berufsgenossenschaft (LBG) determines the entitlement and the amount of the agricultural accident insurance pension ex officio.
- The LBG is automatically informed of the insured event. As a rule, the employer of the deceased person informs the LBG.
- However, you can inform the LBG informally yourself.
- The LBG will check whether you are entitled to a pension on the basis of the insured event.
- If you are entitled to a pension, you will receive a notification from the LBG.
Requirements
- Death as a result of an insured event.
- Living in a legally valid marriage or civil partnership in accordance with the Civil Partnership Act
Which documents are required?
- Death certificate
- Account number of the beneficiary (IBAN and BIC)
- Marriage certificate (family register) or civil partnership certificate
- Social security number of the beneficiary
- Birth certificates of joint children, if applicable
What are the fees?
There are no costs for you.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
You do not have to meet any deadlines.
Processing duration
Usually 1 to 3 months.
Applications / forms
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Contradiction
For detailed information on how to lodge an objection, please refer to the decision of the Landwirtschaftliche Berufsgenossenschaft. - Legal action before the social court
Appeal
Forms: no
Online procedure possible: no
Written form required: no
Personal appearance required: no
Further Information
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
- Benefits to surviving dependants through agricultural accident insurance Approval of widow's pension and widower's pension
Remark: Display of performance in the source portal
Technically approved by
Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs
Professionally released on
13.01.2022
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
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