Entschädigung nach dem Infektionsschutzgesetz bei Verdienstausfall beantragen

Are you no longer allowed to work due to infection protection and have a loss of earnings as a result? Find out here how you can be reimbursed for loss of earnings.

If you have been sent into quarantine or banned from working due to an order from the health authorities, you are entitled to compensation for your loss of earnings.

If you have an alternative job or work from home (home office), you are not entitled to compensation.

The compensation depends on your earnings.

The following applies to employees:

For the first 6 weeks, you will receive compensation directly from your employer in the amount of your previous net pay. The short-time working allowance is also taken into account.

From the 7th week onwards, the compensation is paid by the state administration office in the amount of the sick pay.

Allowances from your employer will be deducted from the calculation.

If you are entitled to unemployment benefit during the ban on work, you will receive this from the Employment Agency.

The following applies to employers:

You must pay the compensation to your employees. You can have the amounts paid reimbursed by the State Administration Office.

Contributions to pension, long-term care and health insurance can also be reimbursed.

You can also apply for an advance payment from the State Administration Office.

The following applies to self-employed persons:

You will receive the reimbursement directly from the State Administration Office.

Your last annual profit is taken into account for the calculation. This is divided by 12.

You can have contributions to pension, long-term care and health insurance reimbursed.

You will receive the compensation monthly, backdated to the 1st of the month. For example, you would receive the compensation for March on April 1.

You can also apply for an advance payment.

The following applies to home workers:

Unlike the self-employed, your average monthly income is taken into account for the calculation.

On the website of theState Office for Health and Social Affairs M-V you can find all relevant information on the subject of compensation under the Infection Protection Act (IfSG).
In addition, an online portal from a cooperation of 10 federal states is available for information and application for compensation benefits under the IfSG is available.

For employees:

• Application (your employer will submit this for you)
• Proof of the amount of remuneration
• Proof of taxes and social security contributions to be deducted
• Proof of paid or unpaid allowances
• Sickness certificates for sick leave
• Notification of the ban on employment and its lifting
• Extract from the collective agreement on continued payment of remuneration in the event of absence from work

For self-employed persons:

• Application
• Certificate from the tax office on the amount of the last annual income (or business management evaluation / BWA from the tax consultant)
• Sickness certificates for sick leave
• Notification of the ban on work and its lifting

You are entitled to reimbursement of your loss of earnings if

• you are subject to a ban on work
• or are in quarantine
• and you have a loss of earnings
• and you are not unfit for work.

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The compensation procedure is carried out by the competent authority. Employers and self-employed persons submit applications, employees can only submit applications in exceptional cases.

Payment is instructed by the competent authority and is made directly to the account details provided by the applicant. Applicants will receive a notification of this.

You must submit the application for reimbursement of loss of earnings in the event of a ban on work within 3 months of the start of the ban on work.

In the case of quarantine, you must submit the application within 3 months of the end of the quarantine.

Anyone who is no longer allowed to work due to measures under the IfSG and therefore has a loss of earnings can apply for compensation. For employees, this is paid by the employer for up to 6 weeks. After the 6 weeks, this is paid by the authorities in the amount of the sick pay. Self-employed persons are reimbursed directly by the authorities.