Sickness Benefit
Krankengeld
Paid by Gesetzliche Krankenkassen (nach 6-wöchiger Lohnfortzahlung) · 🇩🇪 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.
Gated on a personal circumstance. This programme depends on off work sick or injured — a condition the structured eligibility fields below do not capture. Read the official page carefully before assuming you qualify.
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
Das Krankengeld beträgt 70 Prozent des Bruttoentgelts, höchstens 90 Prozent des Nettoentgelts, für bis zu 78 Wochen je Erkrankung
https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de
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Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found
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Related reading: How to read a grant eligibility rule
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 Support Benefit (10 days leave)
- Relief Amount for Care Recipients
- 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
Relief Amount for Care Recipients
Pflegekasse
Maternity Benefit
Gesetzliche Krankenkassen (zuzüglich Arbeitgeberzuschuss nach § 20 MuSchG)
Joint Annual Budget for Short-Term and Respite Care
Pflegekasse
Statutory health insurance student rate for international students under 30
Statutory health insurers (GKV), e.g. TK
Free Family Co-Insurance (statutory health insurance)
Gesetzliche Krankenkassen