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Determination of helplessness and the levels of care allowance for war victims

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If you are helpless as a result of an injury, you can apply for a monthly care allowance.

Helplessness is assumed, for example, in the case of these health disorders recognized as consequences of injury:

  • Blindness and severe visual impairment
  • Paraplegia and other disabilities that require the permanent and constant use of a wheelchair, including within the home
  • Brain damage, seizure disorders, mental disability and psychoses, if these health disorders alone result in a degree of impairment (GdS) of 100
  • Loss of two or more limbs, excluding amputation of the lower leg or foot on both sides

The principles set out in the Versorgungsmedizin-Verordnung (VersMedV) apply to the determination of helplessness and the levels of care allowance.

You are deemed to be helpless if you require permanent external assistance for a series of frequently and regularly recurring activities to ensure your personal existence.

This also applies if:

  • the assistance is required in the form of supervision or guidance

or

  • the assistance does not have to be provided on a permanent basis, but constant readiness to provide assistance is required.

Who should I contact?

Responsible authorities

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Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Soziales, Jugend und Familie
Postal address: Post Office Box 10 08 44 , 31108 Hildesheim
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Address: Domhof 1 , 31134 Hildesheim
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Telephone: 0180 2001560
Fax: 05121 304-611
Email: Get in touch
www: https://www.soziales.niedersachsen.de
Transport Connection:
Station "Bohlweg" oder "Schuhstr."
Bus: 1,2,4 und 5
Parking:
Handicapped Parking Place: Number: 2, Fees: no
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible

Competent authority

The legislator has transferred the provision of benefits in accordance with the Federal Pension Act and the ancillary laws to the war victims' pension offices. These are the state pension offices, pension offices, orthopaedic pension offices and pension sanatoriums.

Requirements

  • Helplessness must be present

Which documents are required?

  • Documents to determine helplessness (expert opinion from the medical service of the health/nursing care insurance fund, if available)

What are the fees?

None

Fee: free of charge

Process flow

The assessment of whether and, if so, to what extent a disability-related helplessness exists is usually carried out by means of a medical assessment (possibly as part of a home visit).

Legal basis

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

Further Links

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Single points of contact of the state of Lower Saxony, Single points of contact of the countries of Europe, advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families.
Access information on the single point of contact for the state of Lower Saxonyvisit Website Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEsVisit advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families