Apply for assistance for the blind

Service Procedure Costs and deadlines

Procedure

You should contact the locally responsible social welfare provider, see responsible offices.
They will advise you or you can submit an informal application straight away.
The responsible office may ask you to complete a form and submit further documents.
Once all the documents have been submitted, the competent office will check your entitlement to assistance for the blind on the basis of the information you provide.
This also includes checking whether and to what extent your income and assets are taken into account.
After the check, you will receive a written approval or rejection notice.

Legal remedy:

Appeal within one month of notification of the administrative decision
Action before the social court within one month of notification of the objection decision