Basic income support in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity - Chapter 4 SGB XII
Service description
Older persons and persons with permanent full incapacity for work who are habitually resident in Germany and who are unable to cover their necessary living expenses from their income and assets are entitled to basic income support in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity upon application.
Persons born before January 1, 1947 reach the age limit at the age of 65. For persons born after December 31, 1946, the age limit is raised as follows:
Staggering the retirement age for the year of birth will be increased by months on reaching the age of months 1947 1 65 1 1948 2 65 2 1949 3 65 3 1950 4 65 4 1951 5 65 5 1952 6 65 6 1953 7 65 7 1954 8 65 8 1955 9 65 9 1956 10 65 10 1957 11 65 11 1958 12 66 1959 14 66 2 1960 16 66 4 1961 18 66 6 1962 20 66 8 1963 22 66 10 1964 24 67 A person who has reached the age of 18, who is fully incapacitated for work within the meaning of Section 43 (2) of Book Six and who is unlikely to be able to recover from full incapacity for work, regardless of the situation on the labor market, is permanently fully incapacitated for work.
The income and assets of the non-separated spouse or partner and of the partner in a marriage-like or civil partnership-like relationship must be taken into account.
If a child or the parents together have a total annual income of 100,000 euros or more, there is no entitlement to basic security benefits.
Whether and to what extent you receive social assistance benefits depends on
- the number of family members in your household - single household
- the amount of the accommodation costs
- the amount of the costs for health insurance
- the level of family income and existing assets.
Required documents
- Application for basic security benefits (will be recorded on site)
- Identity card or passport
- Severely disabled person's pass, if available
- Residence permit for foreigners
- Bank statements for the last 3 months
- Rental agreement and last rent increase, if applicable
- last operating and heating cost statement from the landlord
- Income documents, e.g. wage and salary receipts, child benefit notice, housing benefit notice, pension notice, maintenance payments, etc.
- Property documents, if available, e.g. savings book, certificate of deposit, extract from the land register for house and apartment ownership, vehicle registration document
- Current classification of the heating energy supplier
- Notice of employment from the Jobcenter, if benefits were previously received from there
- Certificate of appointment (only applies to supervisors)
The required documents will be copied after submission.
In individual cases, further evidence may be required for processing.
Further information
Applications are usually accepted by appointment, so it is advisable to contact us in advance by telephone. To do this, please contact the person responsible.
Letter range Clerk Phone number A - G Mrs. Gietmann 02832 122-102 H - N Mr. Roeloffs 02832 122-131 O - Z Mr. Schax 02832 122-121 Applications / Forms
- Attachment to the application for SGB XII benefits (account declaration)
- Application for benefits in accordance with Chapter 4 SGB XII - Basic income support in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity
- Application for additional requirements in accordance with Section 42 b (2) SGB XII (communal lunch in a workshop for people with disabilities)
- Certificate for owner-occupied property
- Follow-up application for benefits in accordance with Chapter 4 SGB XII - Basic income support in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity
- Rent certificate SGB II / SGB XII