Apply for survivors' benefits under the Criminal Rehabilitation Act
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Basic information
Surviving dependants of Germans who have suffered damage to their health as a result of a criminal decision by a German state court in the territory referred to in Article 3 of the Unification Treaty (accession territory = former GDR) that was contrary to the rule of law, or who have been committed to a psychiatric institution in the former GDR and have died as a result, receive a survivor's pension in accordance with the provisions of SGB XIV.
Requirements
One of the prerequisites for granting the benefit is that the unlawful decision has been revoked.
Further information can be obtained directly from the Office for Care and Inclusion Bremen.
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Procedure
The documents required for the procedure can be requested from the Amt für Versorgung und Inklusion Bremen.
More information
The federal state in whose area the surviving dependants live is responsible. For Bremen and Bremerhaven, this is the Bremen Office for Care and Inclusion.
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Fees / Costs
gebührenfrei
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The official information in German is complete and correct. 30.12.2025