Care Support Benefit (10 days leave)
Pflegeunterstützungsgeld
Paid by Pflegekasse (SGB XI) · 🇩🇪 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
Die Pflegekasse erstattet 90 Prozent des Nettolohns für bis zu 10 Arbeitstage je Kalenderjahr bei akuter Pflegesituation
https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de
Extracted from the official source, not yet re-read by a human.
Not yet re-checked against the official page — this record was extracted on 12 August 2026 and may be out of date. Check the source before you rely on it.
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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 Allowance for Home Care
- 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
Joint Annual Budget for Short-Term and Respite Care
Pflegekasse
Care Allowance for Home Care
Pflegekassen der gesetzlichen und privaten Pflegeversicherung
Relief Amount for Care Recipients
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
Fixed Subsidy for Dentures (statutory health insurance)
Gesetzliche Krankenkassen