Sources and method – People with reduced earning capacity

The information comes from statutes and announcements by public authorities. Anything that comes only from summaries or secondary sources, or has not been checked, is stated explicitly on the pages and here.

Sources (retrieved 21 September 2026)

1. SGB VI (§§ 10, 11, 43, 50, 59, 77, 96a, 101, 102, 116, 253a, 307i, 307j), gesetze-im-internet.de
2. SGB V (§§ 5, 44, 47, 48, 51, 62); SGB III § 145; SGB II § 8; SGB XII (§§ 41, 45); SGB IX (§§ 14, 61, 66, 219); SGG (§§ 84, 87, 109), gesetze-im-internet.de
3. Deutsche Rentenversicherung: Erwerbsminderungsrenten; Hinzuverdienstgrenzen (FAQ); Meldung Erwerbsminderungsrente: Hinzuverdienstgrenzen, Arbeitserprobung (22 January 2026); Änderungen zum 1. Januar 2026 (18 December 2025); Rentenanpassung 2026; Alterssicherungskommission: Was die Vorschläge für Ihre Rente bedeuten würden; Formulare für Ärzte im Rentenverfahren
4. Bundesregierung: Regelbedarfe 2026; Bürgergeld wird zur neuen Grundsicherung
5. EUTB: www.teilhabeberatung.de

Uncertain points and points not checked against the full text

• Responsibility of the Jobcenter or Sozialamt (social welfare office) in cases of temporary full reduction in earning capacity; effects of basic income support (Grundsicherungsgeld) on people with reduced earning capacity; asset limits.
• Sickness benefit: exemption from contributions.
• Health and long-term care insurance: contribution rates, contribution assumption, voluntary and family insurance. Tax: basic allowance, obligation to file a return. Housing benefit: requirements and exclusion when receiving basic income support.
• VdK, SoVD, pension advisers, Integrationsamt (integration office): no addresses, costs or accreditations checked.

What this platform does – and does not do

These pages give a general overview of the legal situation. They are not legal advice within the meaning of the Rechtsdienstleistungsgesetz (RDG, Legal Services Act) and do not replace a review of your individual case. No personal data is collected. For binding information, contact the Deutsche Rentenversicherung (German pension insurance), your health insurance fund, the Sozialamt or an advice centre. For the basics of the reduced earning capacity pension and private occupational disability insurance, see the group Berufsunfähigkeit; for severe disability, see the group Menschen mit Behinderung; for health insurance benefits, see the group Chronisch Kranke.