That means severely disabled. You know, like 10 percent of the German population?
Huh? I know what you’re thinking, but it’s true. No, I’m not thinking it’s just another big scam (I know it is). I’m thinking how could it only be just 10 percent?
Schwerbehindert sind laut Statistik Menschen, denen die Versorgungsämter einen Grad der Behinderung von mindestens 50 Prozent zuerkennen und die einen gültigen Ausweis haben.
Observing Hermann 
Let me tell you my tale. When I got prostrate cancer I immediately had it cut out so the cancer didn’t spread. So I was healthy again, right? Not according to the hospital’s social worker, who insisted on registering me as 50% disabled. Not because I was (still) ill, but because that 50% number would entitle me to a hefty discount from my tax assessment over the next 5 years And THAT is why people claim disablement, even when as healthy as I am!!!
There we have it, Stu. I’m sure there are many other variations on that, too. There’s always money involved somewhere – something “for free” (somebody else’s money, in other words). And that’s great about how that turned out for you, health-wise. Weiter so!
And here is the discount, depending on the percentage of disablility, which is called
Grad der Behinderung (GdB) in % and yearly Pauschbetrag(discount).
GdB 25 bis 30 310 Euro
GdB 35 bis 40 430 Euro
GdB 45 bis 50 570 Euro
GdB 55 bis 60 720 Euro
GdB 65 bis 70 890 Euro
GdB 75 bis 80 1.060 Euro
GdB 85 bis 90 1.230 Euro
GdB 95 bis 100 1.420 Euro
Some get this – after a doctor´s assessment – for the rest of their life.
Hey 🙂
Just wondering what is meant by this discount?! I got an GdB of 70 % and never heard of it! 😉
Damn, A.K. If I show them this blog I ought to be able to get the 35 to 40 percent right off the bat, don’t you think?
Try for the green-orange pass. It includes a Freifahrtberechtigung, meaning free usage of any public transportation, except taxis. Maybe that´s why I never see a Berliner on a train with a valid ticket.
When it pays to be Schwerbehindert, naturally there will be more Schwerbehinderten.