New at Helferei: Household help reimbursed by your health insurance provider!

Claims, Taxes & Finances
April 28, 2025

New at the Helferei Household help with reimbursement by your health insurance – now in Berlin, Munich, Leipzig & Cologne!

Good news for everyone who urgently needs relief in their daily life: Insured persons who are entitled to domestic help or cleaning services through their health insurance can now request this service directly through Helferei in Berlin, Munich, Leipzig and Cologne!

Whether after surgery , during pregnancy , in a rehabilitation phase , or in the case of an acute illnessin many cases, health insurance companies contribute to the costs of domestic help, cleaning services, childcare, or other household support within one's own home . The goal of health insurance companies is to enable affected individuals to continue managing their households despite temporary limitations.

The Helferei now makes organizing this service particularly easy: digital, transparent and legally compliant.

Here's how it works step by step:

Apply for reimbursement from your health insurance company:

Inquire with your health insurance provider about domestic help according to § 38 para. 1 SGB V and provide our official institution code (IK) . This allows us to bill your health insurance provider directly. It also helps the health insurance provider to clearly identify the service. Helferei .

Obtain and forward approval:

Once you have the cost coverage letter from your health insurance , send it to us at 📩 support@die-helferei.de – we will create your individual booking link for digital appointment scheduling according to your individual conditions.

Book online & secure relief:

You can conveniently book your housekeeper , cleaner , or cleaning service online via your personal link. Our system handles all the processing and invoicing according to your reimbursement agreement.

Important to know: What does our institution's identification number mean?

The Helferei is a non-contracted organization with its own institutional identification number (IK) . This means that we are generally authorized to provide services that can be recognized and reimbursed by health insurance companies . However, the final decision regarding cost coverage always rests with your health insurance provider .

In all cases so far, the reimbursement has been approved . This is especially true since many customers have already specified their preferred cleaning help.

Quality & fairness for insured persons of statutory health insurance funds – in Berlin, Munich, Leipzig and Cologne

For all deployments that can be reimbursed by health insurance, the Helferei We exclusively employ experienced domestic helpers, cleaners and cleaning staff with very good ratings.

This means, on the one hand, high service quality for our customers, but also attractive and stable working conditions for our best helpers. We always place great importance on this.

Do you have questions about household help through health insurance companies?

Our team is happy to support you – especially with the application to your health insurance company or the individual coordination of your case .

📩 Contact: support@die-helferei.de
🕓 Response times: Monday–Thursday, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Important note : Billing for the so-called relief amount from the long-term care insurance funds (according to § 45b SGB XI) is possible via the Helferei This is not currently possible. Should this change in the future, you will be informed first via our newsletter.

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