Grant

Application for Support (Individual Assistance) – Peter + Maria Kinscherff Foundation for Senior Assistance

The foundation offers individual assistance (sponsorship and emergency aid) to needy seniors in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region via downloadable forms and submission by mail or email.

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Grant criteria

Application Deadline: Ongoing
Application level: Advanced
Region: Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate
Funding amount: €35 per month

Funding objective

Support for low-income elderly people to alleviate old-age poverty and improve their living conditions.

Eligible to apply

  • Individuals

Funding requirements

  • Income after rent deduction less than €800 for individuals or €1,400 for married couples/partnerships
  • Receipt of basic security benefits in old age or housing allowance
  • Standard retirement age at least 65 years and receipt of a German pension
  • Assistance with care in nursing homes with pocket money entitlement

Documents required for application

  1. Application completed and signed
  2. Copy of all required documents according to the checklist
  3. Proof of income and rental costs
  4. Proof of basic security or housing allowance

Description

The Peter + Maria Kinscherff Foundation for Senior Assistance provides unbureaucratic individual aid for low-income seniors in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region (including Rhein-Pfalz district, Bad Dürkheim, Speyer, Frankenthal, Neustadt an der Weinstraße). With monthly grants of €35, the foundation aims to alleviate old-age poverty and improve the daily lives of affected individuals. The offer includes both sponsorship and emergency aid and is aimed at retirees from the standard retirement age of 65 who receive a German pension and whose disposable income after deducting rent costs falls below certain thresholds. Support is also provided to nursing home residents receiving pocket money as well as recipients of basic security benefits or housing allowance.

Interested private individuals can download application forms free of charge and submit them by post or email after completion. A complete application includes the signed form, proof of income, rent cost documents, as well as evidence of basic security benefits or housing allowance – according to the checklist in the form. The requirement is a monthly net income of under €800 for individuals or €1,400 for couples. The funding round is ongoing, with all submissions reviewed confidentially and responded to in writing. In this way, the Peter + Maria Kinscherff Foundation enables sustainable financial relief and promotes the participation of older people in social life.

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