If a spouse or life partner dies, this loss cannot be compensated. However, the widow’s and widower’s pension can at least support the economic existence of the surviving dependents.
You have to do this at the German pension insurance request explicitlythis type of pension is not paid out automatically. A special feature is the so-called death quarter. This refers to the three months following the month in which the partner died.
In the quarter of death, the widow’s pension is paid in the full amount of the deceased’s insured pension and one’s own income is not taken into account. If the deceased partner was already a pensioner, you can request an advance payment directly from Deutsche Post’s pension service within 30 days of death apply for. This requires the presentation of a death certificate. However, this does not replace the application to the pension insurance.
The advance payment is three times the pension amount paid for the month of death and is paid out in advance in one lump sum. When the widow’s pension is approved, the advance payment already made will be offset.
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