Clarifying responsibility for participation applications
For applications for participation benefits, the body approached first checks within two weeks whether it is responsible and otherwise forwards the application without delay.
- Also called
- clarification of responsibility, forwarding of applications, section 14 SGB IX
For participation benefits, the rehabilitation provider checks within two weeks of receiving the application whether it is responsible and otherwise forwards the application without delay to the provider it considers responsible. [1] So you do not have to find out in advance which body is the right one before you apply. Note the date and proof of application, because deadlines are based on the receipt of the application. In detail: Who is responsible for what? and Applying and filing an objection.
Legal status: 08.10.2026. This is not legal advice; in an individual case, advice centres or specialist lawyers for social law can help.
Sources and literature
- § 14 SGB IX – Leistender Rehabilitationsträger (Abs. 1 und 2). https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_9_2018/__14.html
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