In care level 1, you are entitled to the relief amount. This amount is intended for your help and support in everyday life.
We use for billing- Relief amount
- Care allowance
- Respite care
- Subsidies from long-term care insurance
Financing
Your support. Your life. Your standards.
AlleFarben Alltagshilfe combines practical support with good orientation in the jungle of services. We show you which financing options are available to you and how you can use them easily. It's not just about hours in the household, but about security in everyday life – with a service that works with queer and diversity sensitivity. We also convey this understanding externally: through QueerPflege, collaborations and educational work.
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Financing your everyday help
We'll explain it to you.
Financing is often the point where good support fails – even though claims actually exist. We make this transparent: What services can AlleFarben Alltagshilfe co-finance, how high is the budget, and how does billing work? You get the most important information here in a clear form. If something is regulated differently with your long-term care insurance, we will clarify it with you before the start so that you have planning security.
FINANCING
Four building blocks for your everyday help
These four benefits from long-term care insurance can be used for queer-sensitive everyday help — often in combination.
1
Relief services
Relief services
€131per month4h help per month
If you have care level 1-5 and are supported at home, you are entitled to the relief amount: up to €131 per month (i.e. up to €1,572 per year). This budget is intended to finance support in everyday life – for example, household help, companionship (shopping, appointments), care/daily structure or relief for relatives. Important: The long-term care insurance fund usually only covers costs if the service is recognized under state law. You do not have to "use up" the amount monthly: Unused budget is saved. Remaining amounts from one year can be used until June 30 of the following year – after that they expire. Many use this to call up more hours during stressful phases. As a rule, we bill your long-term care insurance fund directly. This means: no advance payment, no collecting receipts. If your long-term care insurance fund does not allow direct billing in individual cases, it works alternatively via cost reimbursement (submitting an invoice) – we clarify this before the start.
- 131 €/month (up to €1,572/year)
- Accumulation is possible — Remaining from previous year usable until 30.06. of the following year; thereafter it expires.
- No application necessary
2
Preventive care
Preventive care
€3,539per year+ 8h help per month
If you have care level 2-5 and live at home, you can use hourly respite care if there is a regular private support person (so-called caregiver). This makes sense if you need help on an ad-hoc basis, for example, for appointments, errands, or in the household. You don't have to "save up" the budget as with the relief amount: Hourly respite care is paid from the joint annual amount: up to €3,539 per calendar year. Unused amounts expire on December 31st and are available again in the new year. Nothing can be carried over to the following year. For billing purposes: The nursing care insurance fund must generally know that you are normally supported at home by at least one private caregiver (e.g., also (anonymously!) neighbor or friend; no family relationship necessary). In many cases, we can handle the processing with the nursing care insurance fund directly. If your fund does not allow direct billing in individual cases, it will alternatively be handled via cost reimbursement (submit invoice) – we will clarify this before starting.
- 3.539 € per year — You decide when and how to use them.
- Entitlement per calendar year — 01.01. – 31.12.
- Application required
3
Combination care (conversion claim)
Combination care (conversion claim)
up to 40%of care benefits+ approx. 15 hours per month
You may use up to 40% of your care benefits for everyday assistance. Care benefits are the budget of the care insurance for professional care providers (nursing services, everyday assistance). The advantage: Despite the conversion, you will continue to receive care allowance (proportionately). You still have care allowance available and can use more everyday assistance. You don't have to save anything here: The conversion claim is calculated monthly. What you don't use in one month is not carried over to the next month. We will take care of the billing.
- Conversion of care benefits — Individually according to care level
- Claim per month
- Application required — We will discuss and explain this to you in detail in a conversation.
4
Care allowance
Care allowance
€347–990per month+ approx. 25 hrs. per month
If you have care level 2-5 and are supported at home, you can receive care allowance. This is money for free disposal, so you can organize your support yourself – for example, for AlleFarben everyday help if you want additional help. The amount (as of 2026) is €347 (CL2), €599 (CL3), €800 (CL4), and €990 (CL5) per month. Care allowance does not expire: it is paid to you monthly, and you decide what you use it for – you can also save it. The only important thing is: if you receive care allowance, counseling sessions are mandatory so that the care insurance continues to pay (CL2-3: once every six months, CL4-5: once every quarter). Billing is the simplest: the care allowance comes directly to your account, without invoices and without proof to the care insurance. If you combine care allowance with other benefits (e.g., conversion claim), the care insurance adjusts the payment proportionally – so you often continue to receive care allowance, just in the corresponding amount.
- The amount depends on the care level
- Claim per Month
- No application necessary
How many hours of help does the long-term care insurance cover?
If you have a care level, you are entitled to various benefits from long-term care insurance. For care level 1, these are somewhat lower than for care levels 2 to 5. Here we give you an overview of how high the benefits from long-term care insurance are.
Care Level 1Small help3.5 hours per monthNo extra charge
Care Level 2Little Help3.5 hours per monthNo extra charge Basic help12 hours per monthNo extra charge Extended Help21 hours per monthNo additional payment Comprehensive Help28 hours per monthNo extra charge
In care level 2, you are entitled to the relief amount. This amount is intended for your help and support in everyday life.
We use for billing- Relief amount
- Substitute care
- Care allowance
- Paid by the long-term care insurance fund
In care level 2, you are entitled to all benefits from the long-term care insurance fund. Here you use the budget for the relief amount as well as for substitute and short-term care. Your care allowance will continue to be paid in full.
We use for billing- Relief amount
- Respite care
- Care allowance
- Subsidy from nursing care insurance
With care level 2, you are entitled to all benefits from the long-term care insurance fund. We use all possibilities of the long-term care insurance fund to organize your daily help. You will continue to receive 208 EUR in care allowance.
We use for billing- Relief amount
- Respite Care
- Care allowance (proportionate)208 EUR will be paid out further
- Paid by the nursing insurance fund
In care level 2, you are entitled to all benefits from the long-term care insurance fund. We use all options of the long-term care insurance fund to organize your daily help. We use the entire care allowance for your support.
We use for billing- Relief amount
- Preventive care
- Nursing care allowance
- Subsidized by nursing insurance
Care Level 3Small help3.5 hours per monthNo extra charge Basic help12 hours per monthNo extra charge Advanced Help30 hours per monthno additional payment Comprehensive Help40 hours per monthNo extra charge
In care level 3, you are entitled to the relief amount. This amount is intended for your help and support in everyday life.
We use for billing- Relief amount
- Respite care
- Care allowance
- Paid by the care insurance company
In care level 3, you are entitled to all benefits from the care insurance fund. Here you use the budget for the relief amount as well as for substitute and short-term care. Your care allowance will continue to be paid in full.
We use for billing- Relief amount
- Preventive Care
- Care allowance
- Funding by long-term care insurance
In care level 3 you are entitled to all benefits from the care insurance fund. We use all options of the care insurance fund to organize your daily help. You will continue to receive 359 EUR in care allowance.
We use for billing- Relief amount
- Respite Care
- Nursing care allowance (pro rata)359 EUR will be paid out further.
- Subsidy by long-term care insurance
In care level 3, you are entitled to all benefits from the care insurance fund. We utilize all options of the care insurance fund to organize your daily assistance. We use the entire care allowance for your support.
We use for billing- Relief amount
- Respite Care
- Care allowance
- Subsidies from long-term care insurance
Care Level 4Little help3.5 hours per monthNo extra charge Basic help12 hours per monthno additional payment Advanced Help34 hours per monthNo extra charge Comprehensive help48 hours per monthNo extra charge
In care level 4, you are entitled to the relief amount. This amount is intended for your help and support in everyday life.
We use for billing- Relief amount
- Preventive care
- Care allowance
- Paid by the long-term care insurance fund
With care level 4, you are entitled to all benefits from the long-term care insurance fund. Here you use the budget for the relief amount as well as for respite and short-term care. Your care allowance will continue to be paid in full.
We use for billing- Relief amount
- Respite care
- Care allowance
- Paid by the long-term care insurance fund
In care level 4, you are entitled to all benefits from the nursing care insurance fund. We use all options of the nursing care insurance fund to organize your daily help. You will continue to receive 479 EUR in nursing care benefits.
We use for billing- Relief amount
- Respite Care
- Nursing care allowance (proportional)479 EUR will still be paid out
- Paid by the long-term care insurance fund
In care grade 4, you are entitled to all benefits from the care insurance. We use all possibilities of the care insurance to organize your daily help. We use the entire care allowance for your support.
We use for billing- Relief amount
- Respite care
- Care allowance
- Subsidized by the long-term care insurance fund
Care Level 5Little help3.5 hours per monthNo extra charge Basic help12 hours per monthno additional payment Advanced Help39 hours per monthNo extra charge Comprehensive Help57 hours per monthno additional payment
In care level 5, you are entitled to the relief amount. This amount is intended for your help and support in everyday life.
We use for billing- Relief amount
- Respite care
- Care allowance
- Subsidized by nursing care insurance
In care level 5, you are entitled to all benefits from the care insurance fund. Here you use the budget of the relief amount as well as the prevention and short-term care. Your care allowance will continue to be paid in full.
We use for billing- Relief amount
- Respite Care
- Care allowance
- Subsidized by the long-term care insurance fund
In care level 5, you are entitled to all benefits from the nursing care insurance. We utilize all possibilities of the nursing care insurance to organize your daily assistance. You will continue to receive 594 EUR in care allowance.
We use for billing- Relief amount
- Respite care
- Care allowance (proportionate)594 EUR will be paid out further.
- Funding by long-term care insurance
In care level 5 you are entitled to all benefits from the long-term care insurance fund. We use all possibilities of the long-term care insurance fund to organize your daily help. We use the entire care allowance for your support.
We use for billing- Relief amount
- Respite Care
- Care Allowance
- Subsidized by the long-term care insurance fund
We work with all care insurance companies.
We are audited and certified by the Berlin Senate. All statutory and private insurances recognize us as „Offers for support in everyday life" according to § 45a SGB XI. All supplementary benefit offices also recognize our services in everyday assistance as reimbursable. (Only a selection is shown in the pictures. We work with all health insurance companies.)
Downloads
Forms & overview
To download: the application for care benefits and the 2026 benefits overview. The documents are in German.
Application for long-term care benefits
The insurer-independent application you use to claim long-term care benefits for the first time – i.e. to apply for a care level (Pflegegrad). After submission, the care fund arranges an assessment, which determines your care level and benefits. Our form is queer-sensitive, with fields for chosen name, form of address and pronouns. The form is in German. Fill it in and send it to your care fund.
Download application
Care Benefits Compass 2026
The key benefit amounts of German long-term care insurance for 2026 at a glance – sorted by care level (Pflegegrad), including the conversion option for everyday help. You quickly see which benefit is meant for what, which budgets you are entitled to and what can be sensibly combined. The overview is in German. Handy for talking to your care fund and for planning.
Download the compassFinancing
Frequently Asked Questions
AlleFarben Alltagshilfe supports you in your daily life in Berlin – in a way that suits your life. This includes household help (e.g. tidying up, laundry, cleaning), accompaniment and errands (e.g. doctor's appointments, shopping, messenger services), care & companionship (e.g. conversations, walks, games) as well as leisure and cultural accompaniment. If you also need relief with paperwork, we also support you with mail, invoices and forms.