War victims' welfare benefits
<p>The benefits serve to compensate for damage to health caused by war, military or civilian service or political imprisonment. Injured persons and their family members<br>
 and surviving dependants are to be supported in all circumstances in order to adequately mitigate the economic consequences of the injury.</p>
<p>War victims' welfare is referred to as such because it is the largest group of beneficiaries, but includes all welfare benefits under social compensation law. War victims' welfare benefits serve to cover current needs. They are generally granted on application and are dependent on the use of income and assets, unless the need is exclusively related to the damage. The amount of the cash benefits is calculated according to the difference between the need to be recognised and the income and assets to be used, whereby here too, as in social welfare, there areprotection amounts and asset exemption limits, the amount of which depends on the specifics of the individual case.</p>
<p>War victims' welfare benefits are:</p>
<ul>
 <li>Benefits for participation in working life</li>
 <li>Sickness benefit</li>
 <li>Care assistance</li>
 <li>Assistance in maintaining the household</li>
 <li>Assistance for the elderly</li>
 <li>Education allowance</li>
 <li>supplementary living assistance inside and outside institutions</li>
 <li>Recreational assistance</li>
 <li>Housing assistance</li>
 <li>Assistance in special circumstances</li>
</ul>
Assistance Benefits Civil Cover Current Damage Exemption Federal Household Institutions Insurance Living Pension Social Social compensation law, war victims' welfare, enforcement of the Federal Pension Act (BVG), assistance for war invalids, their family members and surviving dependants Supplementary Welfar according allowance beneficiaries benefit causes compensation damages elderly enforcement injury invalid invalids participation pensioners pensions surviving victim

# War victims' welfare benefits

## Summary

The benefits serve to compensate for damage to health as a result of war, military or civilian service or political imprisonment.
## Description

The benefits serve to compensate for damage to health caused by war, military or civilian service or political imprisonment. Injured persons and their family members  

and surviving dependants are to be supported in all circumstances in order to adequately mitigate the economic consequences of the injury.

War victims' welfare is referred to as such because it is the largest group of beneficiaries, but includes all welfare benefits under social compensation law. War victims' welfare benefits serve to cover current needs. They are generally granted on application and are dependent on the use of income and assets, unless the need is exclusively related to the damage. The amount of the cash benefits is calculated according to the difference between the need to be recognised and the income and assets to be used, whereby here too, as in social welfare, there areprotection amounts and asset exemption limits, the amount of which depends on the specifics of the individual case.

War victims' welfare benefits are:

* Benefits for participation in working life
* Sickness benefit
* Care assistance
* Assistance in maintaining the household
* Assistance for the elderly
* Education allowance
* supplementary living assistance inside and outside institutions
* Recreational assistance
* Housing assistance
* Assistance in special circumstances

## Responsible Department

SOZ
## Required Documents

* Assessment notice from the pension office (ZBFS) regarding the recognised health impairments
* current proof of income and assets
* Proof of the costs of accommodation

## Fee Range

There are no fees.

## Legal Basis

§§ Sections 25 - 27j of the Federal Pension Act (BVG)

## Questions and Answers

**Who is responsible for assistance if someone moves into a care home and cannot afford the costs from their own resources?**

The supra-local war victims' welfare organisation is responsible for assistance with care in institutions. For beneficiaries who had their habitual residence in Munich before entering a care home, this is the district of Upper Bavaria.

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