(2023) What is the bereavement allowance?

Widows, widowers, orphans, and half-orphans can apply for a bereavement allowance of 370 Euro. Ongoing bereavement payments must have been granted to them.

These must be made under the Federal Pensions Act or another law that declares the provisions of the Federal Pensions Act on bereavement payments to be applicable, under the statutory accident insurance regulations, under civil service regulations to the bereaved of a civil servant who died as a result of a service accident, or under the Federal Compensation Act regulations on compensation for damage to life, body, or health.

Please note: An orphan receives the bereavement allowance only once, even if both parents are deceased. If there are several bereaved persons of the same individual (e.g. widow and half-orphan), the allowance is granted to each bereaved person.