Apply to the Long-Term Care Insurance Fund for the Shared Living Allowance for Individuals in Need of Care
If you live with other people who require long-term care in a shared living arrangement for people with care needs or a similar residential group and need assistance organizing the care and daily life within the group, you can apply for a residential group supplement from your long-term care insurance fund. The long-term care insurance fund is affiliated with your statutory health insurance provider, so you can use the same contact information.
The residential group allowance is 224.00 EUR per month, regardless of your care level (as of 2025). This money is your share toward jointly hiring a daily living assistant. This person, also known as a support worker, assists your living group with daily life—for example, with household chores, organizational matters, or group activities. You’ll generally need to provide the name and contact information of the person you’ve hired on your long-term care insurance fund’s application form.
- People in need of care who live in outpatient group homes receive a flat-rate supplement
- Amount independent of care level: 224.00 EUR per month
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Requirements:
- Living with other individuals requiring care in an apartment
- Shared care is the reason for the shared living arrangement
- The shared living arrangement has at least 3 and no more than 12 residents
- At least 3 residents have a care level
- Application through the long-term care insurance fund
- Information available from: Long-term care insurance funds and recognized counseling centers, such as long-term care support centers
- An informal confirmation that you live with at least 2 and no more than 11 other people in a residential group receiving outpatient care in a shared apartment for the purpose of collectively organized care, and that at least 2 of those other people require care
- Address and date of establishment of the living group
- Rental agreement with a floor plan of the apartment and a care agreement
Depending on the individual case, additional documents may be required, such as an agreement with the designated person regarding the tasks to be performed. Please check with your long-term care insurance provider for more information.
- You have statutory long-term care insurance.
- You have at least Care Level 1.
- You live with at least 2 and no more than 11 other people in a group home with outpatient care in a shared apartment, of whom at least 2 must require long-term care.
- This apartment exists for the purpose of providing collectively organized long-term care.
- You receive outpatient long-term care services.
- You are not receiving full-time or part-time residential care.
- You have collectively appointed a person to assist you with daily life, household tasks, and organizing your shared living arrangements.
You do not have to pay anything for the application.
To receive the shared-living allowance, you must first designate someone to assist your shared-living group with daily living activities.
- You can submit the application for the group living allowance by mail, for example, or—with many long-term care insurance providers—in person at their office or online.
- Download the application form from your long-term care insurance provider’s website.
- Fill out the application.
- Submit the application to your long-term care insurance provider.
- As with the long-term care allowance, payments are made monthly in advance.
Processing usually takes about 2 to 3 business days.
To ensure prompt processing and a decision, your long-term care insurance provider must have all the necessary information and, if applicable, any required documents—complete and detailed.
The long-term care insurance provider will make a decision on applications in a timely manner.
Please note that the processing time indicated is an average across all long-term care insurance funds. It may vary in individual cases.
The exact processing time also depends on the complexity of the individual case and may be extended accordingly. The same applies if documents or records are sent by mail to you or your long-term care insurance provider.
Entitlement to the benefit begins upon submission of the application, but no earlier than the date on which the eligibility requirements are met. If the application is not filed in the calendar month in which the need for long-term care arose, but at a later date, the benefit is granted starting from the beginning of the month in which the application was filed.
- Appeal
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Lawsuit before the Social Court
National Association of Health Insurance Funds (GKV-Spitzenverband)
Redirect Service: Deep link to the original portal
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
- People in need of care who live in outpatient group homes receive a flat-rate supplement
- Amount independent of care level: 224.00 EUR per month
-
Requirements:
- Living with other individuals requiring care in an apartment
- Shared care is the reason for the shared living arrangement
- The shared living arrangement has at least 3 and no more than 12 residents
- At least 3 residents have a care level
- Application through the long-term care insurance fund
- Information available from: Long-term care insurance funds and recognized counseling centers, such as long-term care support centers
- An informal confirmation that you live with at least 2 and no more than 11 other people in a residential group receiving outpatient care in a shared apartment for the purpose of collectively organized care, and that at least 2 of those other people require care
- Address and date of establishment of the living group
- Rental agreement with a floor plan of the apartment and a care agreement
Depending on the individual case, additional documents may be required, such as an agreement with the designated person regarding the tasks to be performed. Please check with your long-term care insurance provider for more information.
- You have statutory long-term care insurance.
- You have at least Care Level 1.
- You live with at least 2 and no more than 11 other people in a group home with outpatient care in a shared apartment, of whom at least 2 must require long-term care.
- This apartment exists for the purpose of providing collectively organized long-term care.
- You receive outpatient long-term care services.
- You are not receiving full-time or part-time residential care.
- You have collectively appointed a person to assist you with daily life, household tasks, and organizing your shared living arrangements.
You do not have to pay anything for the application.
To receive the shared-living allowance, you must first designate someone to assist your shared-living group with daily living activities.
- You can submit the application for the group living allowance by mail, for example, or—with many long-term care insurance providers—in person at their office or online.
- Download the application form from your long-term care insurance provider’s website.
- Fill out the application.
- Submit the application to your long-term care insurance provider.
- As with the long-term care allowance, payments are made monthly in advance.
Processing usually takes about 2 to 3 business days.
To ensure prompt processing and a decision, your long-term care insurance provider must have all the necessary information and, if applicable, any required documents—complete and detailed.
The long-term care insurance provider will make a decision on applications in a timely manner.
Please note that the processing time indicated is an average across all long-term care insurance funds. It may vary in individual cases.
The exact processing time also depends on the complexity of the individual case and may be extended accordingly. The same applies if documents or records are sent by mail to you or your long-term care insurance provider.
Entitlement to the benefit begins upon submission of the application, but no earlier than the date on which the eligibility requirements are met. If the application is not filed in the calendar month in which the need for long-term care arose, but at a later date, the benefit is granted starting from the beginning of the month in which the application was filed.
- Appeal
-
Lawsuit before the Social Court
National Association of Health Insurance Funds (GKV-Spitzenverband)
Redirect Service: Deep link to the original portal
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.