Topics: German government
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).
Claims Conference Reaches $1 Billion Agreement with German Government for Survivor Homecare
May 28, 2013 – The Claims Conference has negotiated an agreement under which the German government has committed to provide approximately $1 billion over a four-year period for homecare for Jewish Holocaust victims, with the annual amount increasing every year through 2017. The German government agreed, in its talks with the Claims Conference, to provide €205 million ($266 million) in 2015 – an increase of 45 percent over 2014; €210 million […]
Claims Conference Pension Changes
The Claims Conference is very pleased to announce significant changes in the eligibility criteria for Holocaust survivor pensions from the Claims Conference Article 2 Fund and Central and Eastern European Fund (CEEF) as of January 1, 2013. After long and hard-fought negotiations with the German government, these pensions may now be paid to thousands of […]
Help for Holocaust Survivors
Frequently Asked Questions Find answers to common compensation program questions Learn more Paneem Helpful Resources Find instructional videos and resources to help you use Paneem Learn more Compensation Payment Programs Find applications and information on programs administered by the Claims Conference for Holocaust survivors. Learn More Rest of the World Emergency Assistance Program Emergency Assistance for […]
German Government Ghetto Fund – BADV
In 2007 the German government established a compensation fund to recognize Holocaust victims who carried out work “without force” during their internment in a Nazi-era ghetto. The fund’s one-time payment of €2,000 was created to acknowledge ghetto survivors who had otherwise been rejected for German Social Security payments (known as the Ghetto Pension under the […]
