Apply for a subsidy for old-age insurance as a caregiver 
Caregivers can receive a subsidy for their pension plan
-
Basic information
Foster carers in full-time care (§ 33 SGB VIII) and suitable foster carers when placing a mentally handicapped young person (§ 35a (2) sentence 2 number 3 SGB VIII) can receive a half subsidy for an appropriate old-age provision. This also applies to on-call/transitional and weekly care. . Due to the undefined definition of "adequate old-age provision" in social legislation (SGB VIII), the determination of the amount to be paid is left to the respective federal states. For this reason, the amount of the subsidy may vary depending on state law.
The old-age provision subsidy is granted to a caregiver. In the case of pairs of caregivers, the main caregiver (according to the assistance plan) receives the subsidy. If both caregivers are named in the assistance plan, this is usually the person with the lower volume of employment if the volume of employment of both caregivers differs. If the volume of employment is the same, the caregivers determine which of them should receive the pension subsidy.
Requirements
Permission for full-time care according to §44 SGB VIII and ongoing care relationship of full-time care
-
Procedure
Inquire at the responsible social center or specialized service of the Office for Social Services or PiB - Pflegekinder in Bremen gemeinnützige GmbH.
The application for cost absorption can also be made via the online service "Pflegekinderwesen Digital" using the form "Altersvorsorge von Pflegepersonen", provided you are in a foster relationship of full-time or temporary full-time care.
-
Necessary Documents
- Proof of old age insurance
-
Competent Department
-
Amt für Soziale Dienste | Sozialzentrum 1 | Wirtschaftliche Jugendhilfe | Blumenthal, Vegesack, Burglesum
- +49 421 361 79800
- Am Sedanplatz 7, 28757 Bremen
- Website
- sozialzentrum-
Nord @afsd. bremen. de
-
Amt für Soziale Dienste | Sozialzentrum 2 | Wirtschaftliche Jugendhilfe | Mitte, Östliche Vorstadt, Findorff, Gröpelingen, Walle
- +49 421 361 16892
- Hans-Böckler-Straße 9, 28217 Bremen
- Website
- sozialzentrum-
groepelingen- walle @afsd. bremen. de
-
Amt für Soziale Dienste | Sozialzentrum 4 | Wirtschaftliche Jugendhilfe | Neustadt, Obervieland, Huchting, Woltmershausen, Seehausen, Strom
- +49 421 79900
- Große Sortillienstraße 2-18, 28199 Bremen
- Website
- wjh.
s4 @afsd. bremen. de
-
Amt für Soziale Dienste, Sozialzentrum 5 | Wirtschaftliche Jugendhilfe | Vahr, Schwachhausen, Horn-Lehe, Oberneuland, Borgfeld, Hemelingen, Arbergen, Mahndorf, Hastedt, Sebaldsbrück, Osterholz, Blockdiek, Tenever
- +49 421 361-19500
- +49 421 361-19899
- Kurfürstenallee 130, 28211 Bremen
- Website
- S5-
WJH- 22 @afsd. bremen. de
-
Amt für Soziale Dienste | Fachdienst Flüchtlinge, Integration und Familien | Wirtschaftliche Jugendhilfe für unbegleitete minderjährige Ausländer*innen
- +49 421 361 28643
- Breitenweg 29-33, 28195 Bremen
- Website
- Wjh.
uma @afsd. bremen. de
-
-
Online Services
-
Online service foster care
The online service "Pflegekinderwesen Digital" is a digital service for citizens who are interested in taking in a foster child or who want to apply for financial benefits for a foster child who is already living in the family.
-
-
Deadlines & processing time
How long does it take to process
It may take some time for the Office of Social Services to process applications.
This page has been automatically translated by DeepL. We cannot guarantee that the translation is correct.
The official information in German is complete and correct. 12.11.2025