My way to a service dog

If you are no longer able to work for health reasons, you can apply for a pension for full disability in Germany.

 

If you can work less than 3 hours a day, you are completely disabled. If you can work more than 3 hours but less than 6 hours a day, you will only receive a partial disability pension.

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Requirements:

• Previously, attempts were made to improve the situation through medical or vocational rehabilitation

• if this is not possible, an appraisal is requested to check how much one can still work

• you have to be insured with the pension provider for 5 years

• of the 5 years you must have paid at least 3 years into the pension insurance