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Artists' social security fund; notification in the event of a change in professional situation

If you are not only self-employed as an artist or journalist but also carry out other activities or receive social benefits, you must report this to the Künstlersozialkasse.

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As a person who is self-employed in an artistic or journalistic capacity, you are generally subject to compulsory insurance via the Künstlersozialversicherung in the statutory pension, health and long-term care insurance.
However, this only applies if there are no specific exceptions or if you are primarily insured elsewhere. If there is a fundamental change in your professional situation, you must inform the Künstlersozialkasse immediately.
Examples of professional circumstances that may affect your existing obligation to be insured with the Künstlersozialkasse:

  • dependent employment
  • receipt of unemployment benefit
  • receipt of citizen's allowance
  • Other self-employed activities or business income
  • shareholdings in companies
  • Activities in agriculture
  • commencement of studies
  • Federal voluntary service or military service
  • civil servant status

In addition, there are other professional circumstances that affect the insurance relationship in the artists' social insurance.
For detailed advice, please contact the Künstlersozialkasse directly.

  • 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 citizen's allowance,
    • started or ended another self-employed activity,
    • 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 or military service.

  • Required Documents
    • completed online notification or completed PDF form
    • The additional documents to be submitted depend on the type of change. Please note the relevant information in the online notification or PDF form.

You can inform the Künstlersozialkasse online or by post about your career change.

Online notification:

  • Call up the online form on the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de. This will guide you step by step through the necessary information, which you can enter electronically.
  • Note: You will need your electronic ID document to register for the online form.
  • It will take you about 15 minutes to complete the online form.
  • First enter your personal details, including your insurance number. You will find this in the top right-hand corner of the letter from the Künstlersozialkasse.
  • On the next page, select your request.
  • When you make your selection, you will receive general information about your request.
  • You then provide more detailed information about your request and upload any required documents.

Notification by post:

  • If you wish to notify the start or end of dependent employment, fill in the PDF form "Notification of the start/end of dependent employment" on the website of the Künstlersozialkasse.
  • If you wish to notify the receipt or end of unemployment benefit or citizen's allowance, please complete the PDF form "Notification of receipt / end of receipt of unemployment benefit I and II or citizen's allowance" on the website of the Künstlersozialkasse.
  • If you wish to notify the commencement or termination of a course of study, please complete the PDF form "Notification of commencement / termination of a course of study" on the website of the Künstlersozialkasse.
  • If you wish to report the commencement of a self-employed non-artistic or non-publishing activity or the registration of such a business, please complete the PDF form "Notification of the commencement of a self-employed non-artistic/non-publishing activity" on the website of the Künstlersozialkasse.
  • If you wish to report the cessation of a self-employed non-artistic or non-publishing activity or the deregistration of such a business, please complete the PDF form "Notification of the cessation of a self-employed non-artistic/non-publishing activity or the deregistration of the business" on the website of the Künstlersozialkasse.
  • Please inform us informally of all other changes to your professional situation.
  • Please always include your insurance number. You will find this in the top right-hand corner of the letter from the Künstlersozialkasse.
  • Sign your informal notification or the printed PDF form and enclose the required documents.
  • Send everything together to the Künstlersozialkasse.

Please answer any queries from the Künstlersozialkasse immediately.
The Künstlersozialkasse will check your details and inform you by post whether and, if so, how your insurance status has changed.

There are no costs.

Please inform us immediately of any change in your professional situation.

The processing time depends on the workload and whether the Künstlersozialkasse has to involve your health insurance fund in the examination for legal reasons. (2 to 4 weeks)

There are no indications or special features.

  • Objection: Not all notifications of professional changes also have legal consequences. If there is a change with legal implications, you can find detailed information on how to lodge an objection in the notification from the Künstlersozialkasse.

Status: 17.10.2025
Editorially responsible for procedure description: Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales
Source: Federal Portal
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