Residential group allowance for people in need of care; application

As a person in need of care or a person in need of care in an outpatient residential group, you will receive a monthly flat-rate supplement on application.

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This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.

For contact details of the responsible authoritiy and local valid information select under "Select location" a location.

If you live with other people in need of care in a shared care home or a comparable residential group and need help to organize care and living together, you can apply for a residential group supplement from your care insurance fund. The long-term care insurance fund is affiliated to your statutory health insurance fund, so you can use the same contact details.

The group living allowance is EUR 214.00 per month, regardless of the care level. This money is your share of the cost of hiring an everyday companion. This person, also known as an attendant, supports your residential group in everyday life, for example with household chores, organizational matters or communal activities. As a rule, you must enter the name and contact details of the appointed person on the application form from your care insurance fund.

You have statutory long-term care insurance
You have at least care level 1
You live with at least 2 and a maximum of 11 other people in an outpatient assisted living group in a shared apartment
This apartment exists for the purpose of jointly organized care provision
You and at least 2 other people receive outpatient care services
There is no form of full inpatient or partial inpatient care
You have jointly appointed a person to support you in everyday life, in the household and in organizing living together

Required Documents
- formlose Bestätigung, dass die Voraussetzungen für die Anerkennung der Wohngruppe erfüllt sind
- Adresse und Gründungsdatum der Wohngruppe
- Mietvertrag mit Grundriss der Wohnung und Pflegevertrag
Je nach Einzelfall können weitere Unterlagen erforderlich sein, zum Beispiel eine Vereinbarung mit der beauftragten Person über zu erbringende Aufgaben. Bitte informieren Sie sich dazu bei Ihrer Pflegekasse.

In order to receive a living group supplement, you must first appoint a person to support your living group in everyday life.

You can submit the application for a group living allowance by post, for example, or - with many long-term care insurance funds - in person at the office or online.
Download the application from the website of your care insurance fund.
Complete the application.
Submit the application to your long-term care insurance fund.
Payment is made monthly in advance, as with care allowance.

You do not have to pay anything for the application.

The entitlement to the benefit begins in the month in which the application is made, but at the earliest from the date on which the conditions for entitlement are met. If the application is not made in the calendar month in which the need for care arose, but is made later, the benefit is granted from the beginning of the month in which the application is made.

Processing normally takes around 2 to 3 working days.
To ensure fast processing and a decision, your long-term care insurance fund must have the necessary information and any required documents in a complete and meaningful form.
The long-term care insurance fund decides on applications promptly.
Please note that the processing time stated is an average value for all long-term care insurance funds. It may vary in individual cases.
The exact processing time also depends on the complexity of the individual case and may be longer. The same applies if documents or records are sent to you or your long-term care insurance fund by post.