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Service Description

You can receive financial support from the basic pension scheme for old age and reduced earning capacity.
You can receive financial support. This supports you in
to finance your livelihood finance your living and covers the socio-cultu-
cultural minimum subsistence level. It is a social assistance benefit andand
and fulfills the same function as subsistence assistance, but for a special
but for a special group of people.
You can receive the basic income support if you have not reached the age limit
(this limit is between 66 - 67 years) or
if you are over 18 years old and permanently fully incapacitated for work.
are. In addition, you can also receive benefits for the period he-
for the period in which which you

  • in a workshop for disabled people or with another service provider.and the vocational training area in a workshop for disabled people or with another service provider., or
  • you are in a training relationship for which you receive a budget for training budget.

In addition, the person seeking benefits must be in need of assistance
and have their usual place of residence in Germany.


The scope of the basic benefits is based depends according to your individual
individual needs and your existing income and assets.
The granting of benefitss a prerequisite for the granting of benefits.
Basic benefits basically cover various needs,
These include:

  • the relevant standard needs
  • needs for accommodation and heating, insofar as they areappropriate
  • additional needs, such asfor example
  • additional requirements in case of:
  1. Possession of a severely handicapped pass with
    mark G, or
  2. illness, if for medical reasons a
    special diet is necessary
  3. Pregnancy
  • One-time needs in special situations (e.g.for example
    Initial equipmentfor the apartment)
  • Needs for a sick person-/care insurance

If your income in old age (pension) or in the case of a full reduction in earning capacity is not sufficient for the necessary subsistence, you can apply for basic benefits.

Process flow

  • You submit the application for basic benefits in old age and reduction in earning capacity at your local or local social welfare agency (Social welfare office) or via the online-Portal.
  • You submit the requested by the social welfare Nach-
    proof submitted. A list of the documents to be submitted can be found in the
    can be found in the application for benefits.
  • The competent authority examines your application and calculates
    your needs and the benefits you are entitled to.
  • If you submit a claimag because of permanent full reduction in earning
    disability, the corresponding evidence will be checked or
    will be checked or obtained from your pension insurance institution.
    obtained from your pension insurance institution.
  • The competent authority will decide on your application and
    and informs you of the result. You will receive you will receive a
    corresponding notification from your competent authority.
  • If your application is approved, you will receive an approval notice.
    If it is rejected, you will receive you will receive a rejec
    notice of rejection.
  • In both cases, the decision will contain the reasons of the re
    rejectiondecision. It also contains information on the possibility of
    possibility to appeal against the decision.
    against the decision (information on right of appeal). Sinceat is an indication of the
    period within which you can lodge an objection.
    nies.
  • The notice of approval contains thethe amount of the benefit to be paid
    the amount of the benefit to be paid and the start date of the payment. From the date
    From the date stated, the benefits to which you are entitled will be
    by the competent institution, usually at the beginning of the month.
    the beginning of the month.

Who should I contact?

To the social welfare office of your county or city.

Requirements

You have your habitual residence in Germany

  • Your income and assets are not sufficient sufficient to be able to to be able to support yourself.
  • You have reached the age limit (66 - 67 years) reached or are over 18 years old and permanently incapacitated for work,
    or are undergoing training in a workshop for for disabledor at another service provider through the entry procedure andand the vocational training area in a workshop.

Which documents are required?

  • Completed application
  • Income-/Proof of assetse
  • Lease agreement/current rent change letters/current neben- and heating cost statements
  • Receipts for current expenses
  • If available: Disability certificate
  • If available, when applying due to full disabilityreduction: Legal opinion/notice of the pension provider or the pension insurance about a permanent, full reduction in earning capacity
  • If available: Pensionsfirstdecision
  • Gif applicable further documents

What are the fees?

Cost type: Free of charge

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Term type: Duration
Duration: until 12 months
Remark (for more information about the period):


You can receive benefits from the first of the months in which
you have filed your application.
The benefit is usually approved for twelve calendar months.
If you meet the requirements, but the review of your application is time-consuming, you can
but the review of your application is time-consuming, you can also apply for a provisional
for six months.
On the other hand, a provisional decision must be made on the provision of cash benefits if it has been
if it has been established that a person falls within the scope of the personal
the 4th chapter of the SGB XII and if it is necessary to determine the

  1. for the determination of the further prerequisites of theof the entitlement to
    for cash benefits is likely to take a longer period of time and the further
    and the further prerequisites for the claim are sufficiently likely to be met.
    there is a sufficient likelihood that the other conditions for the claim will be met, or
  2. a claim to cash benefits exists on the merits
    and the and a longer period of time is likely to be required to
    time is required to determine the amount.

After the end of the approval period, a new application is not required for the continued
no new application is required for the continued granting of basic security benefits,
However, income and assets will be taken into account before anyapproval
will be re-examined prior to each new grant.

Basic benefits begin when the application is filed. There are no subsequent payments for periods prior to the application. Basic security benefits are regularly approved for 12 calendar months and then reviewed. If personal or financial circumstances change during the approval period, the changes must be reported. Increased benefits are paid at the earliest from the first of the month in which the change notification was made. Therefore, it is important to notify changes, such as a rent increase, immediately.

Processing duration

Duration: until 6 months


Comment for more information about the processing time:
The processing time depends on the specifics of the
individual case.

Legal basis

Applications / forms

Objection, contestation- and performanceaction:
For more information on how to file an appeal, see the
Notice of your claim

Appeal

Forms available: Yes
Written form required: No
Informal application available: Yes
Personal appearance required: No

What else should I know?

There are the following indications:


Basic benefits for old age and reduced reduction in earning capacity is granted
granted on a subordinate basis. This means that beneficiaries are obliged to
to help themselves and to make use of other social benefits (forfor example
pensions, housing allowance) or claims against third parties (efor example Un-
maintenance benefits) as a priority if this isto claim, if this is necessary for the
avoid, eliminate, shorten or reduce their need for assistance.
need of assistance.

Designation: Guideline of the Federal Ministry of Labor & Sociales

URL: https://www.bmas.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Publika- tionen/a207-sozialhilfe-und-grundsicherung.pdf?__blob=publication- File&v=1


Optional additional information on the linked website:


Designation: FAQs of the German pension insurance

URL: https://www.deutsche-rentenversicher- ung.de/DRV/DE/Rente/Allgemeine-Information/Wissenswertes- zur-Rente/FAQs/Grundsicherung/Grundsicher- ung_Liste.html#bb6afe43-ea61-49d6-8c63-419588b1966

Author

Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs NRW

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Thuringian Ministry for Social Affairs, Family and Health

Professionally released on

14.03.2013

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

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