Emergency Fund for Elderly Care
Individual assistance for people aged 60 and over experiencing old-age poverty or material hardship in Berlin. Applications can be submitted at any time through a Caritas counseling center or a non-profit organization.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
The relief fund supports needy individuals of retirement age (from 60 years), who, due to their physical, mental, or emotional condition or a material hardship, depend on financial assistance from third parties. Funding is provided, among other things, for care services, costs for caregivers, as well as reimbursement for necessary purchases and back payments not covered by public authorities or insurance.
Eligible expenses
- Care services in the home environment or in nursing homes
- Costs for necessary care staff
- Replacement of defective household appliances
- Energy cost back payments
Eligible to apply
- Non-profit Organizations
Funding requirements
- Minimum age 60 years and at least 25 years of employment
- Monthly income must not exceed 20% above the applicable SGB II standard rate
- Assets must not exceed the individual basic allowance according to § 12 SGB II
- Application only through a Caritas counseling center or a non-profit organization
Documents required for application
- Application form for the Age and Care Relief Fund
- Pension notice(s)
- Proof of monthly income and expenses
- Proof of asset status
Evaluation criteria
- Fulfillment of age and employment requirements
- Income and asset assessment
- Urgency of the individual hardship
- Exclusion of alternative financing by public authorities or insurers
Description
The Emergency Fund for Old Age and Care of the Caritas Community Foundation in the Archdiocese of Berlin continuously provides financial individual assistance for needy persons aged 60 and over in Berlin who, due to their physical, mental, or emotional condition or a material hardship, are unable to cover their own care and living expenses. Non-profit organizations and Caritas counseling centers may submit applications at any time and verify whether applicants have been employed for at least 25 years, earn an income no more than 20% above the current SGB II standard rate, and possess assets not exceeding the basic allowance according to § 12 SGB II. Applications are submitted easily through a local Caritas counseling center or another non-profit institution.
Funding is provided, among other things, for home care services, deployment of necessary care personnel, replacement of defective household appliances, as well as back payments for energy and operating costs, provided these expenses are not covered by public authorities or insurance. In the decision-making process, the urgency of the individual hardship and the exclusion of alternative funding sources play a central role. For the application, a valid application form, pension notices, proof of monthly income and expenses, and an asset overview are required. Through this needs-based funding offer, the Caritas Community Foundation helps to alleviate old-age poverty and enables those affected to live a dignified life in retirement.
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