Austria pays care allowance in seven levels. You are entitled to it if you require more than 65 hours of care per month. In 2026, this ranges from 206.20 to 2,214.80 euros per month.
Here you will find all levels with hours and amounts, how the assessment process works, what applies in cases of dementia, and how you can use the care allowance for a safer bathroom.
Professionally reviewed by Denis Hadzic, bazuba ViennaStatus: 24 September 2026 · according to the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Pension Insurance
In short
In Austria, care allowance is available from more than 65 hours of care required per month, in seven levels ranging from €206.20 to €2,214.80. The level is determined by an assessment during a home visit.
Care level 1206,20 €Per month, from more than 65 hours of care required, tax-freeAll 7 levels as a table
In case of dementia+45 hoursDifficulty supplement from 15 years, for children 50 or 75 hoursHow the supplement works
Care allowance for the bathroompermittedCare allowance is not earmarked, and additional grants are available from the federal statesCare allowance and bathroom renovation
Important: Care allowance is only granted from the first day of the month following the application, not retroactively. Therefore, submit your application as soon as it becomes clear that help will be needed permanently. How the application process works
Amounts valid since 1 January 2026, adjusted annually. The decision of your authority is decisive. Status: 24 September 2026. Professionally reviewed by Denis Hadzic (bazuba Vienna).
The 7 care levels 2026: Hours and amounts
The care level is determined by the average monthly care requirement in hours. From level 5 onwards, hours alone are not sufficient; additional criteria apply. The amounts have been valid since 1 January 2026 and are adjusted annually.
Level
Care requirement per month
Care allowance 2026 per month
Care level 1
more than 65 hours
206,20 €
Care level 2
more than 95 hours
380,30 €
Care level 3
more than 120 hours
592,60 €
Care level 4
more than 160 hours
888,50 €
Care level 5
more than 180 hoursplus exceptional care needs
1.206,90 €
Care level 6
more than 180 hoursplus unpredictable care day and night or constant presence required
1.685,40 €
Care level 7
more than 180 hoursplus no purposeful movement of the limbs
2.214,80 €
Net, twelve times a year, tax-free. Source: oesterreich.gv.at and Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, as of 1 January 2026.
The levels individually
Care level 1
€206.20 per month
Care needs of more than 65 hours per month (around 2 hours per day).
Care level 2
€380.30 per month
Care needs of more than 95 hours per month (around 3 hours per day).
Care level 3
€592.60 per month
Care needs of more than 120 hours per month (around 4 hours per day).
Care level 4
€888.50 per month
Care needs of more than 160 hours per month (around 5 hours per day).
Care level 5
€1,206.90 per month
Care needs of more than 180 hours per month (around 6 hours per day) and exceptional care requirements.
Care level 6
€1,685.40 per month
Care needs of more than 180 hours per month (around 6 hours per day) and supervision that cannot be scheduled in advance and is required both day and night, or the constant presence of a carer during the day and night because there is a likelihood of self-harm or harm to others.
Care level 7
€2,214.80 per month
Care needs of more than 180 hours per month (around 6 hours per day) and no purposeful movement of all four limbs with functional implementation possible, or a comparable condition.
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After the application, a doctor or a qualified nurse will make an announced home visit—at home, in a care home, or in hospital if necessary. The assessment estimates how much help is needed per month. The Assessment Regulation provides fixed reference values for this purpose.
Activity
Reference value per month
Note
Dressing and undressing
20 hours
twice daily, 20 minutes each
Daily personal care
25 hours
twice daily, 25 minutes each
Assistance tasksShopping, cleaning the flat, laundry, heating, mobility assistance in a broader sense
10 hours each
Fixed values, regardless of the actual effort
Excerpt from the classification regulation for the Federal Care Allowance Act. Additional activities include eating, using the toilet, medication, and mobility within the home.
Requirements for care allowance
Care requirement of more than 65 hours per month on average
due to a physical, mental or psychological disability, or a sensory impairment
the need is expected to last at least six months
habitual residence in Austria (exceptions possible within the EEA and Switzerland)
Does age play a role?
No. Care allowance depends only on the care requirement, not on age or income. There is therefore no care allowance „from the age of 80“. If you need more than 65 hours of help per month at age 80, you are entitled to it; if not, you are not.
Additional allowance for dementia and for children
For people with severe mental or psychological impairments, especially dementia, the effort cannot be measured in minutes alone. Therefore, the assessment adds a flat number of hours:
Who
Supplement per month
From the completed 15th year of lifeSevere intellectual or psychological disability, especially dementia
45 hours
Children up to the completed 7th year of lifeSeverely disabled children
50 hours
Children from the 7th to the completed 15th year of lifeSeverely disabled children and adolescents
75 hours
An example: 50 hours of care needs alone are not enough for any level. With the supplement of 45 hours, it totals 95 hours, which is care level 2.
Application, decision and appeal
You must submit the application to your decision-making authority, in most cases to the pension insurance provider, not to the health insurance fund. The application may be submitted by the person in need of care, their representative, as well as family and household members. The care allowance is granted from the first day of the month following the application. Step-by-step instructions for the application process can be found in the guide Apply for care allowance in Austria.
If the level is too low
You can file a claim with the Labour and Social Court within three months of receiving the decision. A lawyer is not required at the first instance. The court will review your entitlement and, if necessary, obtain its own medical assessments. If your condition worsens later, you can also apply for an increase.
Good to know
Care allowance is not considered income; neither income tax nor health insurance contributions are deducted.
If you stay in hospital or at a health resort, the care allowance is suspended from the second day if the costs are mainly publicly funded.
Family carer bonus: If you have been caring for a person at care level 4 or above mainly at home for at least one year, you can apply for an additional 134.30 euros per month in 2026 if your income is low (up to 1,710.90 euros net per month).
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Care allowance and bathroom renovation: what is possible
Care allowance is not earmarked for a specific purpose. You can also use it for a safe entry to the bath or shower. For the renovation itself, there are additional grants from the federal states in Austria, which vary greatly:
Federal state
Funding for bathroom renovation
Vienna
from 60 years old 50% up to €7,500 (with income limit). With care allowance from level 3 or disability certificate 75% up to €11,250, no income limit. Application also possible after the renovation. Details in the guide Funding for age-appropriate renovation Vienna
Styria
State subsidy of 30% of eligible costs, application after the renovation within two years from the oldest invoice
Salzburg
Renovation funding for age- and disability-appropriate conversions, only with registration before construction begins
Lower Austria, Carinthia and others
Subsidies from the federal states and, in case of disability, from the Social Ministry Service; for most programmes, application before work begins
As of September 2026. Conditions and amounts are subject to change; the responsible funding office in your federal state is decisive. During the inspection, we will inform you which documents the funding office requires.
What helps most in the bathroom
Bathtub doora low entry into the existing bathtub, usually installed within one day.
Tub out, shower inlevel-access shower instead of a bathtub in 2 to 3 days.
Seven. Care level 1 applies from more than 65 hours of care required per month, care level 7 from more than 180 hours and additionally the most severe impairments.
Level 1 more than 65 hours, level 2 more than 95 hours and level 3 more than 120 hours of care required per month. Level 4 starts from more than 160 hours.
Your decision-making body, usually the pension insurance, based on an expert assessment. For this, a doctor or a qualified nurse will make a scheduled home visit.
In cases of severe intellectual or psychological disability, especially dementia, the assessment adds a flat rate of 45 hours per month to the care requirement from the age of 15. For severely disabled children, it is 50 hours up to age 7 and 75 hours from 7 to 15 years.
From the first day of the month following the application. There are no retroactive payments for the period before, so it is worthwhile to submit the application early.
File a claim with the Labour and Social Court within three months of receiving the decision, in the first instance without the need for a lawyer. If the care requirement increases later, you may apply for an increase.
Yes. Care allowance is not earmarked for a specific purpose. For the renovation itself, there are additional subsidies from the federal states, for example in Vienna up to €7,500 for age-appropriate renovation and with care allowance from level 3 up to €11,250.
If you stay in hospital or at a health resort, the allowance is suspended from the second day if the costs are mainly covered by social insurance, the federal government or a regional health fund. Exceptions are possible upon application.
Continue to application and subsidy
Apply for care allowance
The application step by step, with documents and deadlines.
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Guntramsdorf ·
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Guntramsdorf ·
Herold
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Guntramsdorf ·
Herold
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