Apply for a lump sum for disabled people

If you have a disability, you can choose whether to claim your disability-related expenses individually in your income tax return or claim a lump sum.
The lump sum covers expenses for help with the usual and regularly recurring activities of daily living and expenses for increased laundry requirements as well as care expenses. If you choose the lump sum, you can neither claim the care expenses as extraordinary expenses nor the tax reduction for care services in the household.
The lump sum is graduated according to the degree of disability.
Blind and helpless disabled people receive a higher lump sum.

Requirements

• Expenses as a result of the disability.
• Established degree of disability of at least 20, mark "H" or classification in care grades 4 and 5.

What documents do I need?

• Proof of the degree of disability
  
  • The degree of disability is stated in the tax return, proof is required if this has not already been submitted to the tax office.
  • If you are disabled, you can obtain the proof from the authority responsible for implementing the Federal Disability Relief Act (e.g. pension office).