Final subsidy statement from the Artists' Social Security Fund

As a self-employed artist or journalist, you are entitled to subsidies from the Artists' Social Security Fund under certain conditions. The subsidies relate to the costs of your private or voluntary statutory health and long-term care insurance.

You may be entitled to these subsidies if you:

• are subject to compulsory insurance via the Künstlersozialkasse and
  
  • are exempt from the statutory health and long-term care insurance obligation or
  • no longer have access to statutory insurance.

You receive the subsidies monthly as a provisional subsidy. These are therefore advance payments on the final subsidy.

At the end of the year, you will receive a final subsidy statement. This is based on:

• Your actual contributions for your private or voluntary statutory health and long-term care insurance and
• your actual income, if applicable.

The Künstlersozialkasse compares the provisional subsidies paid with the actual subsidy entitlement. This may result in additional payments or reclaims.

If you do not submit the information and documents on time, the Künstlersozialkasse will reclaim the provisionally paid subsidies. You will also lose your current entitlement to a subsidy.

If you submit the documents retrospectively, a delayed subsidy settlement is possible. In this case, you can receive a provisional monthly subsidy again.

Requirements

• You must have received subsidies towards the costs of your private or voluntary statutory health and long-term care insurance in the past year.

What documents do I need?

• Completed online application, reply form or informal notification
• Proof of the actual expenses for your private or voluntary statutory health and long-term care insurance
  

  You will usually receive this certificate automatically at the beginning of the year:
  

  • from your private insurance company or
  • in the case of voluntary insurance: from your statutory health insurance fund.
• If applicable, an additional certificate of monthly expenses if you have not received subsidies for the entire year
  

  You can obtain this certificate from your health insurance company on request.