Determine care allowance for war victims

Helplessness

• A disabled person is helpless if they require permanent assistance from others for a series of frequently and regularly recurring tasks to ensure their personal existence in the course of each day.

These conditions are also met if

• the assistance is required in the form of supervision or guidance or
• the assistance does not have to be provided on a permanent basis, but constant readiness to provide assistance is required.

Helplessness is assumed in the case of the following illnesses

• blindness and severe visual impairment
• paraplegia and other disabilities that require the permanent and constant use of a wheelchair, even within the home
• brain damage, seizure disorders, mental disability and psychosis, if these disabilities alone result in a GdS of 100
• Loss of two or more limbs, with the exception of amputation of the lower leg or foot on both sides