Carer’s allowance

What

Financial aid offered by the state to help cover the expenses related with assistance and care of a dependant family member who needs nursing care because of physical, mental or psychological illness or disability from the same household.

How

You can contact your nursing care fund (Pflegeversicherung) which is part of the public care system in Germany. If you are not insured for nursing care or the benefits of the nursing care fund and your own resources are insufficient, you can apply for nursing care (SGB XII).

Good to know

In principle, assistance is granted from the day on which your need or help becomes known to the social welfare agency.

Where

Care-insured persons must submit an application to the nursing fund or private long-term care insurance. Persons who are insured for nursing care should contact the relevant Social Resident Centre. Which Social Resident Centre you can contact depends on your residential address. Find your relevant centre at www.muenchen.de/sbh