Relief Amount for Care Recipients
Entlastungsbetrag (§ 45b SGB XI)
Paid by Pflegekasse · 🇩🇪 Germany
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 3 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
1 document you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
Pflegebedürftige in häuslicher Pflege haben Anspruch auf einen Entlastungsbetrag in Höhe von bis zu 131 Euro monatlich (also insgesamt bis zu 1.572 Euro im Jahr). Das gilt auch für Pflegebedürftige des Pflegegrades 1.
A researcher has read this record against the official page.
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de
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Other health & care support in Germany
9 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Care Allowance for Home Care
- Care Support Benefit (10 days leave)
- Joint Annual Budget for Short-Term and Respite Care
- Fixed Subsidy for Dentures (statutory health insurance)
- Midwife Services (statutory health insurance)
- Free Family Co-Insurance (statutory health insurance)
- Co-payment Exemption (statutory health insurance)
- Severely Disabled Person's Pass and Compensation for Disadvantages
- Statutory health insurance student rate for international students under 30
Similar programmes
Care Allowance for Home Care
Pflegekassen der gesetzlichen und privaten Pflegeversicherung
Statutory health insurance student rate for international students under 30
Statutory health insurers (GKV), e.g. TK
Sickness Benefit
Gesetzliche Krankenkassen (nach 6-wöchiger Lohnfortzahlung)
Maternity Benefit
Gesetzliche Krankenkassen (zuzüglich Arbeitgeberzuschuss nach § 20 MuSchG)
Joint Annual Budget for Short-Term and Respite Care
Pflegekasse
Federal Training Assistance for University Students
Amt für Ausbildungsförderung der Studentenwerke (BMBF)