Widow's and Widower's Pensions from Statutory Accident Insurance
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Generally, you do not need to apply for the survivor’s pension. The responsible workers’ compensation association or accident insurance fund will determine your eligibility and the amount of the survivor’s pension on its own initiative. You have the option to initiate the process online.
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Simply explained
If your spouse/ registered partner or your registered partner has died as a result of an insured event (accident at work, occupational disease, road accident), they will receive a widow's pension or widower's pension. The pension is reduced by the amount of own income. You are entitled to the pension until you have remarried. If you have remarried and the new marriage has been dissolved or annulled, you will again be entitled to a widow's pension or widower's pension for the penultimate spouse. However, you must submit an application for this. The rules on survivors' benefits to widows and widowers also apply to survivors' benefits to registered partners.
What requirements must be met?
- Your spouse/registered partner or Your spouse/registered partner must have died as a result of an insured event
- Marriage/registered civil partnership must in principle have been concluded before the insured event or death must have occurred later than one year after the insured event
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