Long-term care insurance contribution
The contribution rate for statutory long-term care insurance is 3.05% of the insured person's income subject to contributions up to the contribution assessment ceiling. Childless persons pay a premium surcharge of 0.25 percentage points, which is levied from the month after the insured person's 23rd birthday. The contribution assessment ceiling is 41,400 euros.
There are different legal regulations for special groups of people, such as agricultural entrepreneurs.
For more information, please contact your health or long-term care insurance company.
Process flow
The payment of contributions is regulated when the health and long-term care insurance is taken out.
Competent authority
The responsibility lies with the respective long-term care insurance fund.
Requirements
In principle, every insured person is liable to pay contributions. Family members are exempt from contributions for the duration of family insurance. You can inquire about further exemptions from your health insurance company.
Which documents are required?
As a rule, the contributions are to be paid to the health insurance company, which must then immediately forward them to the nursing care fund. Please clarify with your health insurance company which documents are necessary.
What are the fees?
In addition to the contributions, there are no costs.
Fee: free of charge
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
none
Technically approved by
Lower Saxony Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Equality
Professionally released on
12.05.2021
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
