Social Welfare Authority
Social compensation - Apply for occupational injury compensation

Has your income decreased due to a recognized injury? You may be eligible for compensation for occupational disability. Find out more here.

Detailed description

If your recognized health impairment results in lower earnings, you may be eligible for occupational disability compensation. This could be the case, for example, if you have to accept a different job with a lower salary due to the impairment. Occupational disability compensation is a financial benefit paid monthly.

Information

Important notes

Prerequisites

You have suffered a recognized health impairment in Germany or, under certain conditions, abroad, as a result of a damaging event.
The resulting damage led to a loss of income.
The recognized degree of your injury is at least 30.
The services for medical rehabilitation and participation in working life are unlikely to be successful or are unreasonable for you.

Documents required

Proof that medical rehabilitation and participation in working life services are no longer promising or reasonable, for example:
- Medical Rehabilitation Report
- Medical report
Proof of income
Evidence of school education and professional career, for example
- School certificates
- Tax assessments
- Employment contracts

Please note

If you need to be accompanied to medical treatment and the accompanying person takes, for example, an unpaid day off, their lost earnings can be reimbursed by the responsible authority. The prerequisite is that you are initially obligated to reimburse these costs and that the accompanying person is not a professional accompaniment.

Deadlines

There is no deadline.

Procedure & Fees

Procedure

You contact the relevant authority and explain your request. If necessary, you can seek individual advice from the relevant authority.
You submit your application to the relevant authority and attach the necessary documents.
The relevant authority will review your claim.
The responsible authority will decide on your application and inform you of the decision in writing.

Processing time

The processing time depends on the individual case and usually takes several weeks.

Fees

The application process is free of charge.

Legal notes

Legal remedies

Contradiction

Legal basis

Section 89 of the Social Code, Book Fourteen (SGB XIV)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_14/__89.html

Section 90 of the Social Code, Book Fourteen (SGB XIV)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_14/__90.html

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