Are there additional requirements, for example, in the case of a disability or for single parents?

The already existing additional benefits remain for

• Single parents,
• People with disabilities who receive benefits for participation in working life,
• People who require costly nutrition for medical reasons,
• Pregnant women from the 13th week of pregnancy and
• Households with decentralized hot water production.

The additional benefits are granted as a flat-rate amount in addition to the standard rate. It is not necessary to prove that it was used for the intended purpose.

There is an entitlement to additional benefits for decentralised hot water production because hot water must be produced in the household itself, for example, with an instant water heater, and these are therefore not included in the operating costs of the rent. Each person in the community of need receives the additional benefit, whereby the amount is based on the relevant standard needs levels of the persons.

In one-time special situations, the following benefits may also be provided separately:

• Initial equipment for housing, including household appliances,
• Initial equipment for clothing and initial equipment for pregnancy and childbirth and
• Acquisition, rental or repair of therapeutic equipment.