Apply for a state allowance for a private supplementary long-term care insurance policy

• You take out private supplementary long-term care insurance with a long-term care insurance company of your choice.
• You authorize your long-term care insurance company to submit the allowance applications for you when you take out the policy.
• The long-term care insurance company of your supplementary long-term care insurance will send your application to the ZfP, stating your social security number.
• If you do not have a social security number, the ZfP will assign you an allowance number.
• The ZfP will determine your allowance and pay it to your long-term care insurance company. The statutory payment dates are April 20 and December 20.
• If you are not entitled to an allowance, your long-term care insurance company will inform you.

• You are covered by social and private long-term care insurance.
• You have reached the age of 18.
• You have not received any benefits due to the need for long-term care before taking out private supplementary long-term care insurance.
• You have paid contributions of at least EUR 10.00 per month.

• Application for a state allowance for a private supplementary long-term care insurance policy
• Power of attorney for the long-term care insurance company so that it can submit the annual allowance application for you from the time the contract is concluded.
  

There are no costs.

The long-term care insurance company must submit the application to the NDT from January 1 to March 31 of the calendar year following the contribution year.

• § Section 126 of the Eleventh Book of the German Social Code (SGB XI)
• § Section 127 of the Eleventh Book of the German Social Code (SGB XI)
• § Section 128 of the Eleventh Book of the German Social Code (SGB XI)
• § Section 129 of the Eleventh Book of the German Social Code (SGB XI)

• Within one year of notification by the long-term care insurance company, you have the option of having the allowance formally determined by means of a special application in accordance with Section 128 (2) sentence 9 SGB XI.
• The assessment procedure ends with the issuance of a legally enforceable decision.

There are no indications or special features.

15.02.2024