Broadcasting Fee Exemption
Befreiung vom Rundfunkbeitrag
Paid by ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice · 🇩🇪 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
Empfänger von Arbeitslosengeld I, Wohngeld oder Übergangsgeld haben keinen Anspruch auf eine Befreiung.
A researcher has read this record against the official page.
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.rundfunkbeitrag.de
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Other income support in Germany
11 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Social Assistance – Help towards Living Costs
- Basic Income Support in Old Age and for Reduced Earning Capacity
- Benefits for Asylum Seekers
- Basic Pension Supplement
- Hamburg Social Discount Pass
- Berlin Social Discount Pass
- State Blindness Allowances
- Basic Bank Account (statutory right)
- Dresden Social Discount Pass
- Die Tafeln – Food Bank Distribution
- Survivor's Pension (Widow's/Widower's Pension)
Similar programmes
Citizen's Income (basic income support for jobseekers)
Jobcenter (Bundesagentur für Arbeit / Kommunen)
Basic Income Support in Old Age and for Reduced Earning Capacity
Sozialamt der Kommune (Antrag auch über Deutsche Rentenversicherung möglich)
Social Assistance – Help towards Living Costs
Sozialamt der Kommune
Basic Bank Account (statutory right)
Kreditinstitute (gesetzliche Pflicht nach ZKG)
Free School Ticket Berlin
Land Berlin / BVG
Benefits for Asylum Seekers
Kommunale Sozialämter / Landesbehörden (BMAS)