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Field help: (2018) You have received survivor benefits.

This text refers to the Steuererklärung 2018. You can find the version for the Steuererklärung 2024 at:
(2024): You have received survivor benefits.

Tick this box to apply for the bereavement allowance.

You are entitled to a survivor's standard allowance if you have been granted an ongoing survivor's pension.

A survivor's pension is usually paid under the Federal War Victims Relief Act (Bundesversorgungsgesetz), in line with Civil Service Law or under statutory accident insurance.

As proof of your entitlement, you must submit the following documents to the tax office, if they have not already been submitted in previous years:

  • Pension approval notice or
  • Statement from your pension fund