Social contributions

Social security registration

Where do I register my employees for social insurance?

Exemption from compulsory insurance for marginal employment

Health insurance contribution for students

Long-term care insurance contribution

The contribution that each and every legally insured person has to pay for long-term care insurance is regulated by law.

Social security for self-employed artists and publicists, registration

As an artist or publicist, you can register for social security via the Artists’ Social Security Fund (KSK).

Notify the Artists' Social Security Fund of a change in your professional situation

If you are not only self-employed as an artist or journalist but also carry out other activities or receive social benefits, you must report this to the Künstlersozialkasse.

Suspension of health and long-term care insurance benefits in the event of non-payment of contributions to the artists' social insurance fund

If you do not pay your contributions to the Künstlersozialkasse regularly, you will have to pay for your medical treatment yourself.

Advice from the artists' social insurance fund for self-employed artists or journalists who are not insured

The Künstlersozialkasse will advise you on all matters relating to artists' social insurance.

Report Estimated Annual Income to the Artists' Social Security Fund

If you are insured through the Artists' Social Insurance Fund, you must submit an annual income estimate.

Notify the Künstlersozialkasse of pension withdrawals

Do you receive a pension from the statutory pension insurance? Then this has an effect on your insurance status in the artists' social insurance.

Applying for a new social security card

You may apply for a new social security card if you have lost your card, damaged it, or if it is no longer readable.

Change income estimate for the artists' social security fund

Has your professional situation changed in such a way that you expect a different income from your self-employed artistic or journalistic work? Then you need to adjust your income estimate with the Artists' Social Insurance Fund.

As an insured person, contact the Künstlersozialkasse for information, advice or clarification of concerns

If you, as an insured person in the artists' social insurance scheme, have a question or concern in connection with your compulsory insurance, you can contact the Künstlersozialkasse.

Request current insurance data from the Künstlersozialkasse

If you are insured through the Künstlersozialkasse (KSK), you can obtain information about your compulsory insurance and your contribution account from the Künstlersozialkasse at any time. To do this, you must send a request to the KSK.

Request confirmation of insurance from the artists' social security fund

If you are insured through the Künstlersozialkasse, you can prove your insurance status with a current confirmation of insurance.

Final subsidy statement from the Artists' Social Security Fund

Grants that you receive from the Artists' Social Security Fund are finally settled in the following year.

Request an annual statement from the artists' social security fund

If you are subject to compulsory insurance or entitled to a subsidy via the artists' social security fund, you will receive proof of your insurance for each year.

Receive compensation and suspend contributions to the artists' social security fund

If you are unable to work due to illness or pregnancy and receive compensation from another source, you do not have to pay social security contributions via the Artists' Social Security Fund.

Submit the requested activity and income certificates to the Artists' Social Security Fund for review at the end of the period of entry into the profession

As a newcomer to the profession, have you not earned the minimum income in the first three years of your work? Then you must prove to the Künstlersozialkasse that you are gainfully employed.

Notify the Artists' Social Security Fund of the termination of the artistic or journalistic activity

Has your self-employed artistic or journalistic activity changed in such a way that you no longer carry it out on a professional basis or do you have several employees ? Then you can no longer be insured via the artists' social insurance fund.

Submit proof of activity and income to the Artists' Social Security Fund for verification

If there are indications of changes, the Künstlersozialkasse can review your artistic or publishing activities and your income.

Notify the artists' social insurance fund of the change of health insurance fund

If you have statutory health and long-term care insurance through the Künstlersozialkasse, you can change your health insurance fund under certain conditions.

Attend information events organized by the Artists' Social Security Fund on compulsory insurance under the Artists' Social Security Act

If you need information on artists' social insurance, you can take part in an information event under certain conditions.

Submit proof of income to the Künstlersozialkasse for random checks

If you are insured with the Künstlersozialkasse or are entitled to a subsidy, your income can be checked in an annual random sample.

Notify the Artists' Social Security Fund of the change in personal data

If your personal data changes, you must inform the Künstlersozialkasse. You should also inform the Künstlersozialkasse if your contact details change or expand.

Notify the Künstlersozialkasse of the change in legal form or focus of activity

If you change the legal form of your activity or the activity itself, this may affect your obligation to be insured with the Künstlersozialkasse (KSK).

Adjusting the artists' social insurance subsidy for health and long-term care insurance

The Künstlersozialkasse (KSK) can only pay you the correct subsidy if it knows how high your contributions for private or voluntary statutory health and long-term care insurance are. You should therefore inform the KSK of any changes to your contributions.

Requesting the withdrawal of a decision by the Artists' Social Security Fund

If it turns out that a decision by the Künstlersozialkasse is incorrect, it will revoke it under certain conditions.

Applying for reinstatement to the previous status with the Artists' Social Security Fund

Have you missed a statutory deadline for an application or notification? Then, under certain conditions, you can make up the missed deadline without any disadvantages.

Apply for payment relief for insured persons with the Artists' Social Security Fund

If you as an insured person are in arrears with your contribution payments, you can agree a new payment term with the Künstlersozialkasse.

Request voluntary status clarification

If you want to check whether you are self-employed or employed, you can submit an application to determine your employment status.

Request mandatory status clarification for collaborating family members or managing partners

If, according to the registration, there is a certain relationship between you and your employer, or if you are a managing partner, the procedure for clarifying your employment status with the clearing office is automatically initiated.

Applying for a stay of execution

Enforcement against you can be temporarily suspended or restricted if there are equitable grounds. Inequity exists if enforcement would cause you an unreasonable disadvantage that can be avoided by waiting a short time.

Apply for exemption from compulsory insurance in the statutory health insurance scheme

If you become subject to compulsory statutory health insurance, you can be exempted from this in certain cases.