Benefits for social participation in statutory accident insurance

If your equal social participation is at risk as a result of an accident at work or commuting accident or a recognized occupational disease, you can receive benefits for social participation.

Such a risk exists if the physical, mental or sensory impairments caused by the accident or occupational illness affect your previous participation.

The aim of social participation benefits is to promote your self-determined participation at an early stage and by all appropriate means so that you can lead as independent, autonomous and responsible a social life as possible.

Social participation services include services for the areas of family, leisure, culture, sport and recreation, communication, housing and mobility.

You select suitable and necessary measures together with your employer's liability insurance association or accident insurance fund.

When selecting your benefits, particular consideration is given to your personal situation, your age and gender, your family circumstances, your religious and ideological needs and, in the case of mothers, fathers and children with disabilities, their special needs.

Benefits for social participation are generally provided as benefits in kind. In exceptional cases, they can be provided as a cash benefit in the form of a personal budget. The personal budget is intended to promote your self-determination.

Requirements

• Your equal social participation is restricted as a result of an accident at work or commuting accident or a recognized occupational disease.
• However, the requirements for social participation benefits depend on the type of benefit in question.
• If you have specific questions about individual benefits, please contact your relevant employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund.

What documents do I need?

• Benefits for social participation are automatically determined by the authorities following an accident at work or commuting accident or an occupational illness and are provided ex officio.
• You do not need to submit any documents.