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Aid benefits; application by civil servants of the Free State of Bavaria

Civil servants can apply for benefits.

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Online services

  • BeihilfeBayern App
    Employees of the Free State of Bavaria can use the "BeihilfeBayern" app to submit applications for reimbursement of eligible expenses quickly and easily.
  • BeihilfeOnline im Mitarbeiterservice Bayern
    At the State Office of Finance, a continuous paperless application with document upload and electronic dispatch is possible via the web application BeihilfeOnline (registration in the Bavarian Employee Service is required).

  • Antrag auf Beihilfe
  • Antrag auf Beihilfe - Pflege- und allgemeine Aufwendungen

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Procedure details

Civil servants are not subject to compulsory insurance in the statutory health insurance scheme. Instead of an ongoing contribution subsidy, they receive a pro rata reimbursement of costs in cases of illness, nursing care and childbirth as well as for measures for the early detection of illnesses from their employer.

The basis for the granting of benefits is the employer's duty of alimentation and care. The employer fulfills this duty primarily by granting salaries and pensions that are intended to cover the entire living expenses of the civil servant or pension recipient and their family. In the specific case of illness, the employer grants an additional, i.e. supplementary, welfare benefit, namely the allowance. This only covers a certain proportion of the costs. In addition, there is a legal obligation to maintain health insurance cover, the details of which are largely subject to the principle of personal provision.

The basis for granting aid in Bavaria is Art. 96 of the Bavarian Civil Service Act (BayBG) and the Bavarian Aid Ordinance (BayBhV).

The aid is calculated according to a personal percentage of the eligible - i.e. reimbursable - expenses.

Further information, for example on entitlement to aid, assessment principles and eligibility for aid, can be found in the brochure "Das bayerische Beihilferecht".

Persons entitled to aid are

  • Civil servants,
  • judges,
  • new entrants to the service,
  • retired civil servants,
  • retired judges,
  • widows and widowers,
  • orphans,
  • employees for the duration of their employment relationship established before January 1, 2001,

if and for as long as remuneration is paid or is not paid only because of the application of retirement or crediting regulations.

Civil servants who do not receive any remuneration during parental leave due to a complete leave of absence also receive benefits (Art. 96 para. 1 BayBG).

During family leave, there is an independent entitlement to health care benefits under certain conditions (see Art. 89 BayBG). The scope of the benefits is also governed by the Bavarian Allowances Ordinance.

Eligible dependents are

  • Spouses and civil partners within the meaning of the German Civil Partnership Act (LPartG)
    The expenses of the spouse or civil partner are not eligible if the total amount of income of the spouse or civil partner within the meaning of § 2 para. 3 of the Income Tax Act (EStG) exceeded EUR 21,832 (as of January 1, 2025) in the second calendar year prior to the application for assistance; this limit will be updated in the future in line with the expected increases in pensions.
  • Children eligible for the local and family allowance in accordance with the Bavarian Salaries Act
    Children are taken into account in the local and family allowance if they are entitled to child benefit.
  • If both parents are employed in the public sector and entitled to benefits, the child allowance is paid to the parent who receives the respective child-related portion of the local and family allowance. The beneficiaries may jointly agree to deviate from this, unless the federal or state aid law provides for a fixed allocation of the respective child-related portions.
  • Children who, as civil servants on revocation in the preparatory service, have an independent entitlement to benefits are not included in the group of eligible dependents of a parent who is also a civil servant.

  • Bills from doctors, dentists, hospitals, etc.
  • Prescriptions and invoices for aids

The aid must be applied for at the State Finance Office.

It is only granted upon written application by the person entitled to the allowance. The relevant form can be found under "Forms". Alternatively, an electronic application is also possible (see link in the related topics and online procedures & forms section).

The expenses claimed must be substantiated by receipts. The submission of duplicates is sufficient. The duplicates sent will be destroyed by the benefits office after a certain period of time - usually after expiry of the appeal periods.

Aid is only granted if it is applied for within three years of the expenses being incurred (e.g. purchase of a medicine) or the invoice being issued (e.g. by the doctor or dentist).

Filing an objection or taking legal action in an administrative court
  • Appeal procedure (optional); lodging an appeal

    If the objection has no suspensive effect, an application for suspension of enforcement can be made to the original authority or the objection authority in accordance with Section 80 (4) VwGO. Instead, an application for an order or restoration of the suspensive effect of the objection can be made to the competent Bavarian Administrative Court in accordance with Section 80 (5) VwGO.

    Please note: If it concerns the demand for public charges and costs (§ 80 Para. 2 Sentence 1 No. 1 VwGO), an application to the court is generally only admissible if the authority has previously rejected an application for suspension of enforcement (§ 80 Para. 6 VwGO).

Status: 14.02.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen und für Heimat
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