Apply for survivors' benefits under the Prisoners' Relief Act
-
Notlagen und Opferhilfen
Surviving dependants of Germans who were imprisoned for political reasons in the former GDR, in the former East Berlin or in the expulsion areas specified in the Federal Expellees Act and who suffered a health impairment as a result of which they died receive a survivor's pension in accordance with the provisions of SGB XIV.
Basic information
Persons can receive benefits under the Prisoner Assistance Act (HHG) if they were taken into custody for political reasons in the former GDR, in the former East Berlin or in the expellee areas specified in the Federal Expellee Act and suffered damage to their health as a result.
A survivor's pension under the HHG can be granted if the injured person has died as a result of the injury
