The licence fee is for all obligatory. However, many Germans do not agree and are fighting back. What you need to, you can find here.
Since January 2013. all German households, households of a single broadcast fee that is charged by the post service in General The money from this goes to the public-law channels such as ARD, ZDF and Germany radio. However, with the introduction four years ago, there was a lot of resentment for the Germans. Finally, the licence fee is in many eyes not fair.
license fee: exemption for second home
For the Second and next to the apartments, no licence fee needs to be paid. The had 2018entschieden the Federal constitutional court in July. From now on, those Affected can apply for an exemption. For this purpose, a corresponding form is available on the website of the post service of ARD, ZDF and Germany radio. This, you can also send.
in addition to the form, you will need a registration certificate, the registration of the main house and opens up next to apartments, as well as the move-in date. It is important to note that the main and the logged next to the apartment is on the applicant .
The exemption applies only to the applicant. Life of year old roommate in a apartment, you need to the contribution of the service report. There is then examined the contribution obligation. If the conditions are met, a retroactive exemption to the 18. July possible. the to To a lot of paid contributions be refunded .
license fee: lump sum always remains the same
The reason is that While you previously had to pay for each device in the household make a contribution, there are now, for all a lump sum of $ 17.50 a month. And even if it actually uses no or only a few media.
The new contribution does not depend on the number of persons living there or how many media are actually available. This means that The fee must be paid by every household – without if and but.
The lump sum is always the same – no matter whether in the House is a Single, a large residential community or a Few lives. However, there are exceptions that must be taken into account.
moving to residence or living communities: contribution log out
Who's pulling in a WG, or with his life partner pulls can be used , and from the broadcasting contribution fee exempt. Finally, there are already a contributor. To do this, you simply log in the "ARD ZDF German radio broadcast fee service" .
how it works: Go to the Online Portal www.rundfunkbeitrag.de. There you will find the official form for "cancellation of flat/s". in it, you explain then the following: "I'm moving on to another contributor. My roommate/life partner/family member is already paying Broadcasting fees for the apartment." Don't forget: you can Enter the contribution number of number of roommate .
The form also those who move overseas, by the way, a second home, terminate, or deceased contributor must sign out.
a "special economic hardship" exception cases to be freed
But also people who, for example, unemployment benefit II, social assistance or BAföG , on request, exempt, or a reduction in the contribution price.
These households will be subject to a "special economic hardship" and will be taken into account in the licence fee. These include, among other things:
recipients of social assistance asylum-seekers recipients of basic security in old age, care of dependent Adults in an inpatient facility BAföG-recipients not living with one's parents, recipients of vocational training beneficiary training life money, not in the parents of blind people, Deaf recipients of blind aid of the special care of legitimatestrong a contribution reduction from 5.99 Euro per month request, and must be marked with the code "RF" in the card.
Learn here how to use the licence fee to legally be able to cancel in case of relocation or in the event of death.
GEZ-fee: how to apply for the post-liberation
Who looks so under a "special economic hardship", used the available form on the Online Portal of the contribution of services.
This is called "request for exemption and reduction for social and health reasons". you will receive step-by-step through the form. Print it out at the end and enclose the proof of required documents. Both of you will then send in writing to the address of the post services:
ARD ZDF German radio
post service
50656 Köln
also read : Why you don't pay the licence fee better in a bar - and when even the bailiff can threaten.
More helpful hints and info that you read in our large broadcasting fee guide.
Jasmine Pospiech
