Basic security in old age and in the case of permanent incapacity for work for people in special forms of housing and integration assistance for people with other disabilities

Prerequisites

You live in a special form of integration assistance and you have your usual place of residence in Germany

• Your income and assets are not sufficient to support yourself.
• You have reached the age limit (66 - 67 years) or are over 18 years old and permanently fully disabled, or are going through the entry procedure and vocational training area in a workshop for disabled people or with another service provider.

Documents required

• Completed application
• Proof of income/assets, as well as bank statements for the last three months
• Living and care contract and subsequent changes, in particular with regard to the rent
• receipts for current expenses
• If available: severely disabled person's ID card
• If applicable, when applying for total incapacity for work:
• Legal opinion/decision from the pension provider or pension insurance company regarding permanent, full incapacity for work
• If available: first pension notice
• Current SGB IX notice, such as benefit notice for integration assistance
• If necessary, further documents

Please note

Anyone who is classified as permanently and fully disabled by the specialist committee of a workshop for disabled people (work area) is also entitled to basic security benefits, regardless of age.

New from 2020:
If social assistance benefits to secure livelihoods are granted in addition to outpatient integration assistance (EGH) benefits, the beneficiary will receive these two benefits from different departments from 2020 onwards. The EGH benefit notification is issued centrally by the Integration Assistance Office in the Wandsbek district (W / EH) and the notification on social assistance benefits is issued by the responsible social welfare office in the district.

Deadlines

Deadline type: validity period


Duration: up to 12 months




Note (for further information on the deadline):


You can receive benefits from the first of the month in which you applied.


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 also receive a provisional permit for six months.


However, a provisional decision must be made on the provision of cash benefits if it is established that a person falls within the personal scope of application of Chapter 4 of the Social Code Book XII and

1. it is likely that a longer period of time will be required to determine the further requirements for entitlement to cash benefits and the further requirements for the entitlement are met with sufficient probability, or


2. there is a claim to monetary benefits in principle and it is likely that a lengthy period will be required to determine the amount.

After the approval period has expired, no new application is required for the continued granting of basic social security benefits,

Procedure

You apply for basic security in old age and in the event of incapacity for work.

• You submit the evidence requested by the social welfare agency.
• The responsible authority will examine your application and calculate your needs and the benefits you are entitled to.
• If your application is approved, you will receive an approval notice; if it is rejected, you will receive a rejection notice.
• In both cases, the decision contains the reasons for the decision.

It also contains information about the possibility of appealing against the decision (legal remedy instructions). This includes information about the deadline within which you can appeal.

The approval notice contains the amount of the benefit to be paid and the start date of payment. From the date stated, the benefits to which you are entitled will be made available to you by the responsible provider, usually at the beginning of the month.

Processing time

Duration: up to 6 months


The processing time depends on the specifics of the individual case.

Fees

no

Legal remedies

contradiction

Legal basis

§§ 8 ff. Twelfth Book of the Social Code (SGB XII)