Detailed description
If you
- injured and not subject to compulsory pension insurance or
- are exempt from compulsory pension insurance,
Upon application, you can receive a reimbursement for your old-age security expenses for the period during which you receive sickness benefits or social compensation.
Expenditures for old-age security include, for example,
- voluntary contributions to the statutory pension insurance
- Contributions to pension and retirement schemes for certain liberal professions, which are responsible instead of the statutory pension insurance.
- Contributions to life insurance contracts that serve as retirement provision.
You can receive a maximum reimbursement equal to the amount you would have to pay into the statutory pension insurance scheme if you were subject to compulsory pension insurance while receiving sick pay.