Assistance for injured parties

Anyone can find themselves in an emergency situation or become the victim of violence. Here you will find an overview of what services you can turn to in different kinds of emergencies and what assistance and counselling you can access.

Services in Assistance for injured parties

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Apply for compensation under the Infection Protection Act for loss of earnings of persons with custody
Your child is affected by a school or daycare closure and you can no longer work because of it? Find out here how you will be reimbursed for loss of earnings.
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Apply for compensation under the Infection Protection Act for uncovered operating costs
Have you had to close your business or practice due to a ban on activities or quarantine? Here you will find information on how to obtain reimbursement of ongoing uncovered operating costs.
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Apply for war victims' welfare
You will receive war victims' welfare benefits as a person with impaired health (known as an injured party) if you receive a basic pension or have a recognized entitlement to...
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Applying for compensation for vaccination damage
Have you received a vaccination and suffered damage to your health as a result? Then you can claim and apply for benefits.
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Civil protection
Protecting the population from special dangers that cannot be averted by its own efforts is one of the most important tasks of the modern state. According to Article 73 (1) No....
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Claim victim support (crimes)
You or someone from your personal circle has been the victim of a crime? Then you have the opportunity to seek help and support from so-called victim support centres.
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Claims under the Care Time Act and the Family Care Time Act
With the family care period, you have the opportunity to reduce your working time to up to 15 hours per week for a maximum of 24 months in order to care for a close relative in a...
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Compensation for hunting and game damage
Have you discovered damage caused by game or hunting on your agricultural or forestry property? Then you are entitled to compensation if the requirements are met.
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Cruelty to animals
Reports of cruelty to animals and inappropriate animal husbandry are received and the necessary measures are taken.
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Determination of helplessness and the levels of care allowance for war victims
If you are helpless as a result of an injury, you can apply for a monthly care allowance.
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Determine care allowance for war victims
People who are permanently dependent on outside help to manage their daily routine as a result of their injury are considered helpless and can receive a monthly care allowance.
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Dog attack report
In a dog bite incident, a distinction must be made as to whether the dog itself was attacked or a person was bitten by a dog. In both cases, it is necessary to report the dog bit...
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Early help to support parents in parenting issues
Early help services are designed to support parents in parenting issues. Offers can be requested from the district or independent city.
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Emergency aid for Germans abroad
Germans who find themselves in an emergency situation during their stay abroad can contact the nearest German diplomatic mission abroad.
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Emergency call 112 for medical emergencies
Whether in the event of a heart attack, a stroke, other unclear symptoms or even injuries and impairments resulting from an accident; whenever the health or integrity of a fellow...
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Equalization of burdens for displaced persons, ethnic German repatriates and resettlers
You arrived in the Federal Republic of Germany as a displaced person or ethnic German repatriate from the German eastern territories, the Eastern Bloc countries or as a resettler...
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File a criminal complaint
If you have become aware of a crime, whether you yourself have been harmed or have witnessed a crime, you can file a police report online.
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Filing a different criminal complaint
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Financial aid for women
With the website "Financial Aid for Women", individuals and organisations can easily and quickly find out about a total of around 240 funding programmes of the EU, the federal...
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Funeral allowance for war victims
If an injured person or a surviving dependant dies, you can receive a funeral allowance as a relative if the deceased person was previously entitled to a pension under the...
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Grant burial allowance for war victims
The funeral allowance is paid to anyone who has covered the costs of the funeral of the deceased. It amounts to for persons entitled to a pension: 874.00 euros (from...
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Help for families in need from the state foundation "Family in Need - Rhineland-Palatinate"
There are special emergency situations in which the generally available help is not enough. In such cases, the state foundation "Familie in Not" can help. With its funds, it can...
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Help for mentally ill persons and their relatives
People with mental illnesses and their relatives should receive help for prevention, treatment and independent living close to the community.
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Natural hazards apply for financial aid for private victims
Have you suffered damage that threatens your livelihood as a result of a natural disaster that affects more than one region (natural hazard damage)? Then you may be eligible for state-financed assistance.
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Payment of care allowance for war victims
The amount of the care allowance depends on the amount of care required. It is divided into six levels. Level I: 305.00 euros (from 01.07.17: 311 euros) Level II: 521.0...
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Payment of death benefits for war victims
If an injured person dies, their relatives receive a death grant. Amount: 3 times the pension payments to which the deceased was entitled in the month of death The care...
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Payment of pensions for surviving dependants of war victims
If a war victim dies as a result of an injury, the widow, surviving partner, orphans and relatives in the ascending line are entitled to a survivor's pension.
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Political prisoners (former): Support
The Prisoner Assistance Act provides victims with numerous opportunities for help in order to be able to claim social compensation.
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Record an ad
If you would like the police station or the competent fine office to investigate an administrative offense, you must report this in writing, by email, fax or simply by telephone.
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Report fraud
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Report hatred and hate speech online
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Rescue service/ ambulance service
The ambulance service is responsible for emergency and patient transportation. In emergencies, dial 112.
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Residence permit due to displacement
If you have fled from Ukraine, you can receive a residence permit for temporary protection under certain conditions.
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SED victim compensation (damage to health)
Have you suffered damage to your health as a result of an unjustified custodial sentence or other political persecution? Then you could be provided with benefits.
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SED victim compensation (victim pension, capital compensation)
The "Third Act on the Improvement of Rehabilitation Law Provisions for Victims of Political Persecution in the Former GDR", which came into force on 29.08.2007, provides for a...
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Sound insulation
Passive noise protection on federal and state highways: 75 percent reimbursement for expenses for passive noise protection measures required for noise protection in buildings to...
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Take advantage of addiction counseling
Are you no longer able to control your use of drugs, alcohol, gambling or social media? Then addiction counseling centers can help you and your loved ones anonymously and free of charge, either on site or online.
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Treatment for war victims
As an impaired person (so-called damaged), you will receive medical treatment on request for damage to health that has been recognized as a result of damage or caused by a recognized consequence of damage.
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Victims' associations
The aim of most victims' associations is to help people who have suffered a difficult fate as a result of political persecution, for example in the Second World War or during the...
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View property crime
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View Property Damage
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War victims' welfare benefits for injured persons
If you are granted benefits in accordance with the Federal Pension Act (Bundesversorgungsgesetz) or the corresponding application of this Act, you can receive welfare benefits as special assistance in individual cases.
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War victims' welfare benefits for surviving dependants
If you are granted benefits as a surviving dependant under the Federal Pension Act (Bundesversorgungsgesetz) or by analogous application of this Act, you may receive welfare benefits as special assistance in individual cases.
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Women's shelters receive refuge
Are you threatened or suffer from domestic violence? Then you will receive quick help in so-called women's shelters.
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Youth social work (Streetwork)
Streetwork ("street social work") is aimed at adolescents and young adults who, as individuals or as groups, signal their need for help in some form and whose center of life is...
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