Services to Inclusion Enterprises

The Free State of Bavaria supports inclusion enterprises in the establishment, expansion, modernization, and equipment as well as in business management consulting and special expenses in accordance with § 217 SGB IX. The goal of the initiative is to create and secure permanent social insurance-subject jobs for severely disabled and equivalently classified persons. Funding is provided to small and medium-sized enterprises, start-ups, as well as legally and economically independent departments in the general labor market in Bavaria. The funding is granted as a non-repayable subsidy and can be applied for continuously. For each newly created or secured job, up to €75,000 is granted, with the funds usable for investment costs, wage subsidies for target group employees, and business management consulting.

Eligible for funding are inclusion enterprises that employ at least 30% severely disabled employees within the meaning of § 215 SGB IX; the proportion should generally not exceed 50%. Applicants need cost estimates or offer letters to demonstrate the funding requirement. Applications are submitted to the responsible Inclusion Office of the Bavaria Family and Social Affairs Center and can be made without a fixed deadline. The measure significantly contributes to the equal participation of severely disabled persons in the labor market and strengthens economic and social integration in all Bavarian regions.