Informal carers can access various forms of help to enable them to combine their caring role with their work. In some cases you can ask your employer to allow you to take time off work for caring tasks and claim care support benefit (Pflegeunterstützungsgeld) to replace the lost earnings.

Periods of time spent caring can also be recognized as contributing towards your pension. The national pension authority (Deutsche Rentenversicherung) provides information on how this works.

Further information about combining employment with caring is available from the Federal Ministry of Health.