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Integration assistance: participation for people with disabilities

Integration assistance supports people with disabilities in participating on an equal footing in community life. It ranges from help with education and housing to participation in working life and is planned individually.

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People with a significant disability are entitled to integration assistance, which is meant to enable participation in education, work, social life, and self-determined living (Teil 2 des SGB IX, § 90 SGB IX).
The benefits are geared to the individual need within a participation plan. Income and assets are only taken into account according to special, often more favorable rules.

What you should do now

  1. 1

    1. Determine the need

    Note in which areas of life support is needed.

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    2. Submit the application

    Submit the application to the responsible provider of integration assistance.

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    3. Help shape the participation plan

    Take part in determining the need and in the participation plan.

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    4. Act on refusal

    You can file an objection against a refusal.

How to spot the scam

  • The individual need is not fully recorded.
  • Benefits are refused without a comprehensible justification.
  • The objection deadline passes.

Frequently asked questions

Who is entitled to integration assistance?

People with a significant disability or those threatened by such a disability who need support to participate (§ 90 SGB IX). The assistance is meant to enable a life that is as self-determined as possible and equal participation in society.

Which benefits does it include?

Depending on the need, help with participation in education, in working life, and in social life, as well as benefits for self-determined living and assistance. The specific benefits are geared to the individual need in a participation plan.

Are income and assets counted?

Only according to special rules that are often more favorable than in other areas of social welfare. Certain benefits are independent of income and assets. Have it checked in the individual case what is taken into account in your case.

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