(2022) How is a disability verified?

Proof of disability is provided by the social security office. From a disability degree of 50 percent, you will receive a severely disabled pass; up to a degree of 45, the office issues a notice of assessment. The tax office is bound by these notices.

If you receive a pension or other benefits due to your disability, the pension statement or similar documents are usually sufficient as proof.

For the granting of the increased allowance for the helpless or blind, the note "H" or "Bl" must be entered in the severely disabled pass. For helpless persons, the care fund notice regarding classification as a care recipient of care level III (until 2016) or the granting of care level 4 or 5 (from 2017) is also sufficient.