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Radio license fee, exemption

When can you be exempted from the broadcasting fee?

Important notes

Prerequisites

you are

  • Recipients of social benefits, such as B .:
    Unemployment benefit II
    social care
    BAföG
    Basic security
  • or deafblind
  • or recipients of assistance for the blind

Secondary apartment under certain conditions

Documents required

  • Request
  • Proof of receipt of the social benefits mentioned (approval notices from the social benefit provider)
  • Evidence of deafblindness
  • Proof of receipt of assistance for the blind
  • if necessary further evidence

Please note

You will receive the exemption or reduction from the start of the service specified on the approval notification.
Requirement:
The application for exemption from the broadcasting fee obligation has been submitted within 2 months after the notification was issued.

If you are not entitled to social benefits because your income exceeds the respective requirement limit by less than 17.50 euros, you can apply for an exemption from the broadcasting license fee as a special hardship.
For this, a rejection notice from the social welfare authority is required, from which this marginal income excess can be seen.

Deadlines

No

Procedure & Fees

Procedure

no information

Processing time

No information

Fees

Application procedure and examination: free of charge

Legal notes

Legal remedies

No

Legal basis

Interstate Broadcasting Fee Treaty (RGebStV)

Downloads & Links

Links on the Internet

Service description

When can you be exempted from the broadcasting fee?

Address and contact information

Address

ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio contribution service
Freimersdorfer Weg 6 50656 Köln

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