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Federal long-term care allowance

At the end of 2009 a total of 365 810 people received a long-term care allowance on the basis of the Federal Act for Long-Term Care Allowance. Since this Act came into force at the beginning of July 1993, the long-term care allowance has been awarded according to the required care needs (and regardless of income and assets) at seven allowance levels (2009 level 1: €154.20; level 2: €284.30; level 3: €442.90; level 4: €664.30; level 5: €902.30; level 6: €1 242.00; level 7: €1 655.80). For 91% of people requiring care, the pension insurance authority pays the allowance, while the remainder draw the allowance from the accident insurance or another federal authority. Compared with the end of 1999, the number of beneficiaries of federal long-term care allowance rose by more than 86 900 people (+31.2%).

More than two thirds are women (1999: 68%, 2009: 67%). The majority of people in need of long-term care draw a care allowance at the lower levels: at the end of 2009 71% of beneficiaries (1999: 74%) drew an allowance that fell within the first three levels, the remainder within the four higher levels. The percentage split between the allowance levels is roughly identical for women and men. However, there are significant differences between the genders when age is also taken into account. Of beneficiaries of the federal long-term care allowance at the end of 2009, 89% were older than 60. 93% of female beneficiaries fell into this age group, a significantly higher percentage than for men (82%).

Expenditure on the federal long-term care allowance in 2009 was around €1.94 billion (+43.3% compared with 1999). This resulted in an average allowance of €5 312 per year or €443 per month (the allowance is paid 12 times per year).

At the end of 2010 the number of beneficiaries of federal long-term care allowance (exclusive of teachers employed by the Laender and people receiving benefits based on social indemnification acts) has been a total of 369 172 people (end of 2009: 362 116). The annual expenditure was around €1.97 billion (2009: €1.87 billion).

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