Retirement Benefits

Austrian Retirement Benefits for Victims of National Socialism Holocaust victims who were forced to emigrate and, subsequently, acquired only partial or no increments of insurance in Austria are entitled to pay contributions to the pension system at a preferential rate. For the period of emigration, contributions can be retroactively purchased. Whereas previously persons born after March 12, 1938 had been excluded from the Austrian pension system, as of August 1, 2009, persons born between March 13, 1938 and May 8, 1945 are also entitled to retirement benefits, if at least one of their parents had resided in Austria on March 12, 1938. Persons who have been granted this retirement benefit are also entitled to receive: - Nursing Care Allowances if they need assistance in their daily life and must rely on a caregiver to perform daily necessities such as cooking, eating or dressing. According to their different needs, applicants are entitled to receive payments in categories between level 1 and level 7 (which at present range from 154,20 Euros to 1,655.80 Euros). - Victims’ Retirement Benefits – the so-called “Opferrente,” if they were subject to       - at least 6 months of severe confinement (such as concentration camp, forced labor camp etc.) or       - at least 1 year of captivity or arrest or       - if there is evidence of damage to health related to persecution. During the past few years, several amendments have been made to the Victims’ Welfare Act to adjust for taking into consideration particular living conditions of victims. Please file applications for retirement benefits directly to: Pensionsversicherungsanstalt (PVA) Attn: Mr. Erwin Galli Friedrich Hillegeist-Straße A-1021 Wien Phone: +43-(0)-503 03 28817, Fax: +43-(0)-503 03-28890 www.pensionsversicherung.at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it In case you need assistance, please contact the Vienna Jewish Community’s ESRA office: ESRA Tempelgasse 5, 1010 Vienna Tel.: +43-1-214 90 14; Fax: +43-1-214 90 14-30 E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it You also may send your application to the Austrian Embassy, and we will forward it to the Pensionsversicherungsanstalt. APPLICATION FORMS Please note: Only submit the German application forms (on the left hand side) - the English translations on the right hand side are for your assistance only! General Information on Retirement Benefits  austrian_retirement_benefits Application for pension Pensionsantrag (submit this application form)   application_for_pension (do not submit this form) Application for nursing care Pflegegeldantrag (submit this application form)   application_for_nursing_care (do not submit this form) Jewish Welcome Service Since its founding in 1980 the Jewish Welcome Service, which has conducted a unique program inviting Austrians expelled in 1938 for a return visit to the city where they and their families once lived. More than 4,000 Austrian Holocaust survivors, including the second and third generation of Shoah survivors, have participated in this visitors program. For further information, please contact: Ms. Susanne Trauneck Secretary General Jewish Welcome Service Judenplatz 8 / 3rd floor / top 8, A-1010 Vienna  Tel. +43(1)535 04 31-500   E-Mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   Jewish News from Austria In addition to Austrian Information, the Embassy publishes “Jewish News from Austria,” a service appearing online or in hard copy in regular intervals of 3-4 months providing an updated summary of news from independent Austrian media sources reporting on topics of interest occurring within the Jewish community in Austria, including social and cultural topics, and news on restitution (www.jewishnews.at ).  Articles are translated from the original German into English for non-readers of German and for the purpose of reaching a broader public.