Notify the Artists' Social Security Fund of a change in your professional situation

Source: BUS Rheinland-Pfalz

As a person who is self-employed as an artist or journalist, you are generally subject to statutory pension, health and long-term care insurance via the artists' social insurance scheme.

However, this only applies if there are no specific exceptions or if you are insured elsewhere with priority. If there is a fundamental change in your professional situation, you must inform the Künstlersozialkasse (KSK) immediately.

Examples of professional circumstances that may have an impact on your existing obligation to be insured with the KSK:

dependent employment
Unemployment benefit payments
Other self-employed activities or commercial income
shareholdings in companies
Activities in agriculture
commencement of studies
Federal voluntary service / military service

In addition, there are other professional circumstances that affect the insurance relationship in the artists' social insurance.

For detailed advice, please contact the KSK directly.

You can report a change to your professional framework conditions in writing.

First check whether there is a notification form for your change on the website of the Künstlersozialkasse.
If a notification form is available, fill it out as a PDF and print it out.
If there is no notification form, notify the change informally.
If necessary, enclose copies of proof of the change with your notification.
Send everything together to the KSK.
Answer any queries as soon as possible.
Depending on the type of change, you may receive written confirmation of the change.

In principle, you must be subject to compulsory social insurance for artists or be entitled to a subsidy.
You must also, for example
- taken up, terminated or extended dependent employment,
- received an approval, extension, suspension or termination of unemployment benefit or unemployment benefit II,
- started or ended another self-employed activity above the marginal earnings threshold,
- started or ended work as a farmer or craftsman,
- enrolled or exmatriculated as a student,
- taken up or terminated employment as a civil servant,
- started a prison sentence,
- started or ended an activity as part of the Federal Voluntary Service/Military Service.

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