Unterstützung für die Ausbildung und Beschäftigung schwerbehinderter Menschen beantragen

In individual cases, the employment of severely disabled people can result in personnel and/or financial costs for the employer that significantly exceed the usual level in the company. The Integration Office can grant the employer financial resources from the equalization levy to (partially) cover these special expenses as part of the accompanying assistance in working life. There are two main types of extraordinary expenses:

• Personal support (also known as special care expenses), i.e. extraordinary expenses in the form of additional personnel costs of other employees, occasionally also external caregivers. This refers to support and care services for the severely disabled person at work. Examples include a reader for blind people, a company contact person for deaf or mentally disabled people, but also the constant assistance required from work colleagues in carrying out work as well as longer or recurring instructions at the workplace due to a disability, for example by the foreman for a mentally disabled person.

• Reduced performance/compensation for reduced performance, i.e. the pro rata wage costs of severely disabled persons whose work performance is significantly below the average of comparable employees in the company for disability-related reasons.

Informal application, severely disabled person's pass or equal opportunities notice from the employment agency.

• Reduced performance of at least 30 % or
• Support requirements of at least 0.5 hours per day

None.

The benefit is available from the month in which the application is submitted.

You can also find a wealth of information on the website of the State Office for Social Affairs, Youth and Care at:

An appeal may be lodged against the decision.

Please contact your local State Office for Social Affairs, Youth and Care - Integration Office for the Mainz, Koblenz, Trier and Landau areas.