Kriegsopferfürsorge Gewährung für Hinterbliebene

Section 25 paragraph 1 of the Federal Pensions Act (BVG)
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If you are granted care as a surviving dependent under the Federal Welfare Act or in accordance with this law, you can receive additional welfare benefits as special assistance in individual cases.

Surviving dependents who are granted (or can probably be granted) care under the Federal Welfare Act or, in corresponding application of this law, e.g. can also receive help within the framework of welfare for war victims. The prerequisite is that the surviving dependents are unable to cover the recognized need from the other benefits under the aforementioned laws and other income and assets due to the loss of a spouse, parent, child or grandchild. Whether and to what extent income is to be taken into account depends on different and individual income limits. In certain cases, however, it is possible to refrain from using the income and assets. In addition to personal help, benefits in kind, one-off and ongoing grants and loans can be considered. Debts are usually not taken over. The main welfare offices and welfare offices are responsible for the welfare of war victims. Welfare for war victims is part of social compensation law. It is so called with regard to the largest group of those entitled to benefits, but includes all welfare benefits in social compensation law. It is regulated in paragraphs 25 to 27j of the Federal Pensions Act and serves to supplement the other benefits of the Federal Pensions Act with special assistance in individual cases. Therefore, a prerequisite for the granting of benefits is the recognition of a pension entitlement by the institution responsible for pensions for war victims. The benefits include benefits for participation in working life, sick help, help with care, help to continue the household, help for the elderly, educational allowance, supplementary help with living expenses, recovery help, housing help and help in special situations

In order to receive welfare benefits from social compensation, the following requirements must be met:

• Recognition of a pension entitlement by the pension administration
• neediness (economic causality)
• Previous application

There are no costs or fees for processing the application

War victim welfare benefits are generally provided upon application.

A decision will be made on the application as soon as possible. The processing time depends, among other things, on the completeness of the information and the submission of the evidence required for processing the application.

Services are only provided upon request.

If you are granted care under the Federal Pensions Act or in the corresponding application of this law, you can receive supplementary welfare benefits as special assistance in individual cases.

Authority for Labor, Health, Social Affairs, Family and Integration