Right to choose and express wishes
In deciding on participation benefits, justified wishes of the people entitled are met; benefits need their consent. If wishes are not met, reasons must be given.
- Also called
- Wunsch- und Wahlrecht
In deciding on the benefits and in providing them, justified wishes of the people entitled are met; personal circumstances such as age, sex, family and religious needs are taken into account. The rehabilitation body must give reasons if it does not meet wishes. On application, benefits in kind can be granted as a cash benefit if they can thereby probably be provided at least as economically with the same effectiveness. The benefits require the consent of the people entitled. [1] Legal status: 09.10.2026.
Sources and literature
- § 8 SGB IX – Wunsch- und Wahlrecht der Leistungsberechtigten (Abs. 1–4). https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_9_2018/__8.html.
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