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Final Grant Settlement from the Artists' Social Insurance Fund

As a self-employed artist or journalist, you may be eligible for subsidies from the Artists’ Social Insurance Fund under certain conditions. These subsidies cover the costs of your private or voluntary statutory health and long-term care insurance.

You may be eligible for these subsidies if you:

  • are subject to mandatory insurance through the Artists’ Social Insurance Fund and
    • are exempt from the statutory health and long-term care insurance requirement, or
    • no longer have access to statutory insurance.

You will receive the grants monthly as provisional payments. These are therefore advance payments toward the final grant.

At the end of the year, you will receive a final subsidy statement. It is based on:

  • your actual premiums for your private or voluntary statutory health and long-term care insurance and
  • your actual income, if applicable.

The Artists’ Social Insurance Fund compares the provisional subsidies paid with your actual subsidy entitlement. This may result in additional payments or demands for repayment.

If you do not submit the required information and documents on time, the Artists’ Social Insurance Fund will demand repayment of the provisional subsidies. In addition, you will lose your current entitlement to subsidies.

If you submit the documents retroactively, a belated subsidy settlement may be possible. In this case, you may once again receive a provisional monthly subsidy.

  • Artists' Social Insurance: Settlement of Provisional Subsidy Payments
  • Grants are paid monthly as provisional grants
  • Basis for provisional subsidies: Information available to the Artists’ Social Insurance Fund regarding
    • income and
    • premium payments to private or voluntary statutory insurance
  • The Artists’ Social Insurance Fund requests the actual figures for the previous year and written confirmation by April at the latest
  • Proof of premiums actually paid must be submitted by May 31 of the following year at the latest
    • Otherwise, the subsidies paid will be reclaimed
  • Insured individuals usually receive confirmation of paid premiums from their respective health insurance provider at the beginning of the year
  • Responsible authority: Artists’ Social Insurance Fund

  • A completed online application, response form, or informal notice
  • Proof of the actual expenses for your private or voluntary statutory health and long-term care insurance. You usually receive this certificate automatically at the beginning of the year:
    • from your private insurance company or
    • in the case of voluntary insurance: from your statutory health insurance provider.

If applicable, an additional certificate of monthly expenses if you did not receive subsidies for the entire year. You can obtain this certificate from your health insurance provider upon request.

  • You must have received subsidies last year to help cover the costs of your private or voluntary statutory health and long-term care insurance.

 There are no costs involved.

You can receive payment of your provisional subsidy once you provide proof of your final costs for private or voluntary statutory insurance. To this end, you will receive a letter from the Artists’ Social Insurance Fund in April, along with a questionnaire.

Note: If the Artists’ Social Security Fund has all the necessary information and documents, you can receive the settlement of the grant earlier. To do so, you must submit the information and documents earlier. This is possible starting January 1 of each year for the previous year.

You can submit the required information and documents to the Artists’ Social Insurance Fund either online or by mail.

Online Submission: 

  • Access the online form on the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de. This form will guide you step by step through the necessary information, which you can enter electronically.
  • Note: To log in to the online form, you’ll need a valid ELSTER certificate. Alternatively, you can use your electronic ID.
  • It takes about 15 minutes to complete the online application.
  • First, enter your personal information, including your insurance number. You can find this in the upper right corner of letters from the Artists’ Social Insurance Fund.
  • On the next page, you’ll first see general information regarding the “Final Calculation of the Contribution Subsidy.”
  • Next, you’ll need to provide details regarding your eligibility for the subsidy and the contributions you’ve actually paid, and upload the corresponding supporting documents.
  • If you are not covered by the Artists’ Social Insurance Fund’s pension insurance, you must also provide information about your actual annual earned income.
  • You can also adjust your current monthly contributions if necessary and upload proof of the revised amount.

Notification by mail:

  • Please fill out the response form for health and long-term care insurance expenses for the past year in full.
  • If you do not have the response form or have not received it yet, you may also submit an informal notification.
  • If you use the response form, please follow all instructions sent to you along with the request.
  • Check whether you need to include a certificate of your monthly premiums in addition to the total amounts.
    • If necessary, request this certificate from your insurance provider. A corresponding note is included in the letter from the Artists’ Social Insurance Fund.
  • If you are asked to provide your final income, please include those figures as well.
  • Send the completed response form or your informal notification, along with the attachments, to the Artists’ Social Insurance Fund.

Upon receipt of the form, the response sheet, or your letter, the Artists’ Social Insurance Fund will review your information and the attachments and finalize the calculation of your contribution subsidies for the previous year. You will receive the statement from the Artists’ Social Insurance Fund by mail.

If there are any questions, the Artists’ Social Security Fund will contact you by mail.

Processing time: 3 - 4 Weeks
Processing time depends on the workload.

The complete documentation for the final grant settlement must be submitted by May 31 of the following year.

  • Appeal
    Detailed information on how to file an appeal can be found in the notice from the Artists’ Social Insurance Fund.

Federal and Railway Accident Insurance (UVB), Artists' Social Insurance Division


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The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Source: Serviceportal Saarland