Apply for basic security in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity (social assistance)

Source: BUS Rheinland-Pfalz

If your income in old age (pension) or with full disability is not sufficient for the necessary livelihood, you can apply for basic security.

Special information for District-free City Mainz

The basic security benefits in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity include

the flat-rate standard rate to ensure subsistence, e.g. for food, clothing or personal hygiene. We set a separate standard rate for each family member.
Needs for accommodation and heating.
In exceptional cases, we cover debts, e.g. to prevent homelessness, secure your accommodation or to remedy a comparable emergency (e.g. debts to the energy supplier).
Needs for your health and long-term care insurance contributions and, under certain conditions, for your pension provision.

In addition to your standard rate, you can receive benefits for additional needs for living expenses. You can apply for these additional needs if you:

meet the requirements for a severely disabled person's pass with the mark "G" and are not able to work under pension law.
are an expectant mother from the 13th week of pregnancy.
are a single parent.
have reached the age of 15, are disabled and receive assistance for appropriate schooling or training as part of integration assistance.
are dependent on a special diet due to a medical condition, which leads to higher costs than a "normal" diet.
produce hot water decentrally (e.g. boiler) rather than through a central heating system.
are pupils and have expenses for the purchase or loan of school books or equivalent workbooks due to the respective school regulations or school requirements.

If you do not live alone, the social welfare office will also take into account the income and assets of your spouse or partner in order to determine your need for assistance. To do this, it takes into account the income of all family members living together in the same home, e.g:

earned income
maintenance payments
Pension income

Child benefit paid for minors and any maintenance payments for a child are taken into account to cover the child's needs.

Certain assets are not considered to be protected assets, e.g:

small amounts of cash (financial assets per adult: €10,000) or
an appropriate house property.

There is no maintenance recourse against children and parents if their annual income is less than €100,000 (gross).

Apart from a few exceptional cases, you will not receive any benefits for past periods.

Telephone consultation hours:

Monday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Special information for District-free City Mainz

If the requirements are met, the social welfare office pays the basic old-age and reduced-income pension from the first of the month in which it is informed of the entitlement to benefits. This information is usually provided in the form of an application.

Please contact our information office.
Telephone number: 06131 12-3737
E-mail: Infostelle-Amt-fuer-soziale-Leistungen@stadt.mainz.de
Address: Kaiserstraße 3-5, 55116 Mainz
To apply for the benefit, download the application as a PDF file, fill it out and send it to us.
The social welfare office will decide on your application and inform you of the result. This will be done in the form of a decision, which you will usually receive by letter.
If your application is approved, you will receive a notice of approval; if it is rejected, you will receive a notice of rejection.
In both cases, the notification must contain the reasons for the decision as well as information about the possibility of lodging an appeal. It must also state the deadline within which you can lodge an appeal.
The approval notice must also state the amount of the benefit to be paid and the start date of the payment. From the date stated, the social welfare office will transfer the money to your account at the beginning of the month.
Please note: You are obliged to inform your social welfare office immediately of any changes to your income and financial circumstances.

Special information for District-free City Mainz

You are entitled to benefits if you

have reached the statutory retirement age (§ 41 Para. 2 SGB XII).
have reached the age of 18 and are fully incapacitated for work regardless of the labor market situation.
have reached the age of 18 and are employed in a workshop for disabled people.

A further requirement is that you cannot (fully) cover your living expenses from your own income and assets. We take into account the income and assets of spouses or partners who are not separated, as well as partners in a marriage-like relationship, insofar as they exceed your own needs.

You cannot receive basic income support in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity and housing benefit at the same time. Depending on the circumstances, we will grant the benefit that is more favorable for you.

Special information for District-free City Mainz

Valid identity card or passport, confirmation of registration if applicable
Proof of permanent full reduction in earning capacity in the form of a pension certificate or expert opinion from the German Pension Insurance (Deutsche Rentenversicherung)
Proof of income, e.g. pension, sickness benefit, child benefit, maintenance payments or advance maintenance payments
Proof of assets, e.g. savings
Tenancy agreement and subsequent changes, especially with regard to the rent amount
Proof of expenses, in addition to the amount of rent and rent payments, especially advance payments and bills for ancillary costs and heating costs, documents on insurance premiums
Proof of health and long-term care insurance, i.e. details of health insurance company and insurance status or contract for private health and long-term care insurance

Please note: The scope of the required documents, especially in the case of proof of income and assets, depends on the individual case. If necessary, we will request further documents from you, e.g. current bank statements, divorce decrees or alimony orders.

The benefits of the basic security begin with the application. There are no additional payments for periods prior to the application. The basic security benefit is regularly approved for 12 calendar months and then reviewed. If the personal or financial circumstances change during the approval period, the changes must be notified. Increased benefits will be paid at the earliest from the first of the month in which the notification of change was made. Therefore, it is important to notify changes, such as .B a rent increase, immediately.

Special information for District-free City Mainz

We will pay the assistance from the first of the month in which you submit the application.
You must comply with the deadlines set by the social welfare office for the submission of documents. If you are unable to do so for understandable reasons, you must apply for an extension of the deadline. Otherwise, the social welfare office may refuse to pay you the benefit due to non-compliance with your statutory obligations to cooperate.
This also applies to the appeal deadlines, i.e. if you do not agree with the decision - not only with the rejection decision, but also with the approval decision (amount of the resulting benefit entitlement).

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