Eingliederungshilfe (integration assistance)
Benefits under SGB IX meant to give people with significant disabilities an individual way of life and equal participation: medical rehabilitation, participation in working life, in education and social participation.
- Also called
- integration assistance
The task of Eingliederungshilfe is to enable those entitled to live an individual life in keeping with human dignity and to promote their full, effective and equal participation in society. [1] Benefits go to people with disabilities who are significantly restricted in equal participation or at risk of such a significant disability. [2] The benefits include medical rehabilitation, participation in working life, participation in education and social participation. [3]
For children and adolescents with a mental disability, a separate rule in child and youth welfare law also applies: § 35a SGB VIII.
Sources and literature
- § 90 SGB IX – Aufgabe der Eingliederungshilfe. www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_9_2018/__90.html
- § 99 SGB IX – Leistungsberechtigung. www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_9_2018/__99.html
- § 102 SGB IX – Leistungen der Eingliederungshilfe. www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_9_2018/__102.html
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