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War victims' welfare Grant for surviving dependants

If you are granted a survivor's pension under the Federal Pension Act (Bundesversorgungsgesetz) or in application of this Act mutatis mutandis, you may receive supplementary welfare benefits as special assistance in individual cases.

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  • Forms
    • Informal application is possible
    • Forms can be requested from the competent authority according to the respective state law or are already available on the homepage.

  • Detailed description

    Survivors who are granted (or are likely to be granted) benefits under the Federal Pensions Act or in corresponding application of this Act, e.g. under the Soldiers' Pensions Act, the Civilian Service Act, the Prisoners' Assistance Act, the Infection Protection Act or the Act on Compensation for Victims of Acts of Violence or the Criminal Rehabilitation Act, may also receive assistance under the war victims' welfare scheme.

    The prerequisite is that the surviving dependants are unable to cover the needs to be recognised from the other benefits under the laws already mentioned and from other income and assets because of the loss of the spouse, parent, child or grandchild. Whether and to what extent income is to be imputed depends on different and individual income limits. However, the use of income and assets can be waived in certain cases.

    In addition to personal assistance, benefits in kind, one-off and ongoing assistance as well as loans can be considered. As a rule, debts are not covered. The main welfare offices and welfare agencies are responsible for war victims' welfare.

    War victims' welfare is part of social compensation law. It is so called in view of the largest group of beneficiaries, but it includes all welfare benefits under social compensation law. It is regulated in sections 25 to 27j of the Federal Compensation Act and serves to supplement the other benefits of the Federal Compensation Act by providing special assistance in individual cases.

    Therefore, a prerequisite for the granting of benefits is the recognition of an entitlement to benefits by the institution of the war victims' benefit scheme.

    The benefits include benefits for participation in working life, sickness assistance, assistance for care, assistance for the continuation of the household, assistance for the elderly, educational assistance, supplementary assistance for subsistence, recreational assistance, housing assistance and assistance in special circumstances.

  • Requirements

    The following conditions must be met in order to receive Social Security benefits:

    • Recognition of a pension entitlement by the pension administration
    • Indigence (economic causality)
    • Previous application
  • Documents
    • Application (informal application possible)
    • Certificate of recognition as a disabled person or severely disabled person
    • Copy of the decision of the pension authority on the recognized consequences of the injury
    • Proof of income of the applicant
    • Proof of current obligations
    • Proof of assets
  • Fees

    There are no costs or fees for processing the application

  • Process
    • War victims' welfare benefits are generally provided on application.
    • The main welfare offices and welfare agencies are responsible for war victims' welfare.
  • Duration

    A decision on the application will be taken 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 the processing of the application.

  • Deadline

    Benefits are provided only upon application.

  • Responsible authority

    Brandenburg State Office for Social Affairs and Care (LASV)

  • Legal basis
  • More information
  • Approved

    Lower Saxony Ministry for Social Affairs, Health and Equality

  • Approved date
    29.10.2020