Basic income support in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity - Chapter 4 SGB XII

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.