Support for Aging at Home

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. Date of translation: 20 December 2023
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Support for Aging at Home offers you support with everyday tasks so that you can continue to live your life in familiar surroundings.

The most important facts in brief

For various reasons, you may temporarily no longer be able to manage your household independently. In this case, Support for Aging at Home will help you to continue living in familiar surroundings and in your usual living environment. If the assistance can prevent or delay a stay in a care home, a longer-term benefit is also possible.

It is advisable to arrange a consultation appointment with your local contact person at your social welfare office. This will allow you to clarify in advance whether and which support services are available to you.

Who is entitled?

Your competent office will check individually whether you are entitled to Support for Aging at Home.

In principle, the following requirements must be met in order to receive the benefit:

  • There is a separate household that is to be continued (for example, because underage children would be affected by the otherwise imminent dissolution of the household)
  • The household can no longer be managed independently or only partially (for example, due to age, illness or disability)
  • None of the other people living in the household can manage the household
  • There is no entitlement to reimbursement of the costs of the benefit by other providers (e.g. health or care insurance)

You are not entitled to Support for Aging at Home if

  • another person in the household can take over the corresponding activities (e.g. shopping, cooking and cleaning)
  • another institution (e.g. health and long-term care insurance funds) covers the costs of assistance

The most important topics relating to Support for Aging at Home

Frequently asked questions about Support for Aging at Home

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Apply for benefits online

You can apply for help with continuing your household directly online here.

Social benefits from other subject areas

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Basic welfare for the elderly and people with reduced earnings capacity

If you receive a pension or are permanently incapacitated for work and your money is not enough to cover your living costs, you can apply for this type of basic income support. You can find more information here.