Care allowance (Pflegegeld)
Cash benefit from the care fund for care at home from care grade 2, if care is arranged by the person themselves, for example by relatives.
- Also called
- care allowance for self-arranged care help, § 37 SGB XI
People in need of care with care grades 2 to 5 can apply for a care allowance instead of home care help. The requirement is that, with the care allowance, within its scope, they ensure in a suitable way the necessary body-related care measures, care-related support measures and help with running the household themselves, for example through relatives. [1] The law also provides for counselling visits while care allowance is received. [1] The amount depends on the care grade; current amounts and further benefits are in the article Long-term care insurance benefits. A planned reform law is also mentioned there.
Legal status: 08.10.2026. This is not legal advice; in an individual case, counselling services or specialist lawyers for social law can help.
Sources and literature
- § 37 SGB XI – Pflegegeld für selbst beschaffte Pflegehilfen. https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_11/__37.html
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