Procedure descriptions
Apply for a disabled person's pass
You can have social restrictions due to illness, accident or since birth officially recognised as a disability.
This determination enables you to claim so-called compensation for disadvantages.
People,
- who have a degree of disability (GdB) of at least 50 and
- who
- live in Germany or
- usually reside here or
- are employed here,
are considered severely disabled.
Note: People with severe disabilities often have several disabilities at the same time (multiple disabilities). These can exist independently of each other or overlap and reinforce each other in their effects. The authorities take these interrelationships between the individual disabilities into account when determining the degree of disability (total GdB).
In Baden-Württemberg, the pension offices at the district offices determine whether and what degree of disability (GdB) exists. They also assign the markings.
Responsible department
the pension office at the district office in whose district you have your main residence
Details
Prerequisite
The disability is expected to last longer than six months.
Procedure
You must apply for the assessment in writing or in person at the relevant office. Depending on the services offered by the office responsible for you, you can also apply online.
You can obtain the form there or on the website of the Stuttgart Regional Council. You can also download an application form and an information sheet there. If you submit the application in person, the responsible office will prepare a transcript.
Tip: Fill out the application as completely and legibly as possible. The district office, the city or municipal administration, the welfare office for war victims or the integration office will help you with the application. If special circumstances arise after the application has been submitted (for example dismissal)you should inform the District Office immediately.
The office will analyse the medical documents you have submitted and, if necessary, will also obtain further medical reports from the doctors treating you if you have signed the release from medical confidentiality on the application form.
You will then receive an assessment notice from the District Office - even if the GdB determined is less than 50. The assessment notice contains
- the individual disabilities,
- the degree of disability (GdB) and
- the other health characteristics (markings).
If the assessed GdB is 50 or more, you will receive a severely disabled person's pass.
Required documents
To speed up the procedure, you should enclose the following with your application:
- comprehensive medical reports with a precise description of the findings and the loss of function or
- Your general practitioner's examination documents, for example:
- Specialist letters
- Hospital reports
- Final medical reports
- X-ray findings
Note: Medical certificates that only contain the complaints and symptoms expressed are not sufficient.
Costs
none
Note: If you incur costs for the medical certificates submitted, the authority cannot guarantee reimbursement of the costs.
Legal basis
Sozialgesetzbuch neuntes Buch (SGB IX):
- § 152 Feststellung der Behinderung, Ausweise
Release note
machine generated, based on the German release by: Sozialministerium Baden-Württemberg, 05.02.2025
Contact
Bürger- und Standesamt (Bürgeramt)
eMail buergeramt@heidenheim.de
Telefon (0 73 21) 3 27-33 42
Fax (0 73 21) 3 23-33 32