Health & Care

After a serious illness such as long Covid, it can take a long time before you are sufficiently recovered to be able to work normally. If you are unable to work for 3 hours a day, you will be supported by the assistance for living expenses until you feel better again.

Are you currently no longer able to run your household alone for health reasons? Is there no one living with you who can take on these tasks? The Social Welfare Office can support you by helping you to continue running your household. 

If you receive assistance with living expenses or basic income support in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity, you may be entitled to this benefit - for example, if you need maternity clothes. You can find more information here.

Do you need medical help or want to make use of healthcare services, but have no or insufficient health insurance? As a recipient of social welfare benefits, you can receive healthcare assistance from the social welfare office in this case. 

Has a relative of yours died and you are unable to pay the funeral costs yourself? Is your inheritance or death benefit not enough? Under certain circumstances, the social welfare office can cover the funeral costs. You can find out more here.

Ab 2024 tritt in Deutschland ein umfangreich reformiertes Entschädigungsrecht in Kraft. Das neue Recht umfasst dabei die Lebenssituationen von Gewaltopfern einschließlich Terroropfern, derzeitigen und künftigen Opfern von Kriegsauswirkungen beider Weltkriege, Zivildienstgeschädigte sowie Geschädigten durch Schutzimpfungen.