Topics: BEG
BEG Pension Widow Benefit
The Claims Conference wishes to inform you that following successful negotiations with the German government, on 31 March 2021, the German government issued guidelines stating that some widowers or widows of a Jewish Nazi victims who were receiving pension directly from the German government (e.g. BEG) might be eligible for transitional payments (also known as spouse payments).
BEG Main Compensation Offices
West German Federal Compensation Laws (BEG) Contact Information Refer to correspondence and/or checks that you have received from the BEG offices to determine which of the below offices handles your payments. Alternatively, your local German Consulate should be able to assist you further. BERLIN:Berlin State Office of Administration– Compensation Board – Department 1Fehrbelliner Platz 110702 […]
West German Federal Indemnification Law – BEG
The original West German Federal Indemnification Law (known as the Bundesentschädigungsgesetz, or BEG) was enacted in 1952 by the government of West Germany as a result of agreements with the Claims Conference. This law encompasses three separate German laws that were adopted in 1953, 1956 and 1965 that provided for compensation to Holocaust survivors. This […]
