{"id":6918,"date":"2026-02-25T15:44:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/?aur_infobereich=apply-for-social-benefits"},"modified":"2026-07-06T11:55:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:55:55","slug":"apply-for-social-benefits","status":"publish","type":"aur_infobereich","link":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/?aur_infobereich=apply-for-social-benefits","title":{"rendered":"Apply for Social Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These are the most important legal requirements:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Long-term care insurance benefits, combined with income or a pension, are generally insufficient, and the individual\u2019s assets have been depleted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In cases of costly, intensive long-term care, the benefits provided by long-term care insurance\u2014which are capped at a certain level\u2014as well as income and assets are insufficient.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the case of inpatient care, patients cannot cover the costs of room and board themselves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-secondary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-secondary-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4423617722ba81c8d57930a6bb1d58ec\" style=\"margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:25px\">Note: Care Instructions<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">To qualify for long-term care assistance, <strong>a care level must be established<\/strong>. However, even without a care level classification, other social benefits are available, such as integration assistance or health-related assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-secondary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-secondary-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The application for long-term care assistance must be submitted to the appropriate social services office. It should be submitted immediately if necessary, as <strong>costs<\/strong> will <strong>not<\/strong> be <strong>covered retroactively<\/strong>. Because care assistance is handled differently in each federal state, please contact the social services office directly with any questions.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>The Social Services Office covers the following costs if a person is determined to be in need:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Care Allowance for Family Caregivers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Home Care Provided by a Home Care Agency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Day Care<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Respite Care<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Care Aids<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Full-time residential care in a nursing home, if necessary (decided on a case-by-case basis)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Living Expenses Assistance: A lump-sum payment made directly to the individual if the person requiring care is residing in a nursing home or facility for people with disabilities. This allows you to buy personal items such as cosmetics, magazines, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Long-term care assistance can also be provided as part of a personal budget upon request. Instead of receiving benefits in kind, the applicant receives a corresponding cash benefit to purchase the necessary assistance on their own.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aur-service-pflege has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-secondary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-secondary-background-color has-background aur-service-pflege is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"aur-service-pflege\">Would you like to receive free advice from our experts on means-tested social benefits and clarify your individual eligibility?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aur-service-pflege is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-03627597 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aur-service-pflege\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-secondary-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/kontakt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schedule a consultation<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aur-service-pflege\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-secondary-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:08002961133\">Call directly for free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-secondary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-secondary-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8afde28c32ad392d1698d4669e9e0a64 is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c8805c5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Read more on this topic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query-no-results\">\n\n<p>There are currently no related posts.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long-term care assistance is a so-called needs-based social benefit paid by the social services office. People in need of care are eligible to receive it once all other options that would make this benefit unnecessary have been exhausted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"tags":[416],"class_list":["post-6918","aur_infobereich","type-aur_infobereich","status-publish","hentry","tag-youll-have-to-come-up-with-that-yourself"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/aur_infobereich\/6918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/aur_infobereich"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/aur_infobereich"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}