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Rostock Teen’s Half‑Orphan Pension Bid Stalls Again After Third Demand for Documents

Repeated paperwork requests have kept her survivor benefit application stuck in processing.

Overview

  • The 19-year-old, featured on RTLZWEI’s Hartz und herzlich, is living alone after her mother’s death in a 55‑square‑meter apartment in Dierkow.
  • She relies on Bürgergeld and Kindergeld while seeking Halbwaisenrente, saying she has uploaded the required papers three times with only an “in processing” response.
  • To meet the latest requests, she is collecting records from the local court, the Familienkasse and the pension insurance office.
  • Her mental-health care now includes six psychotherapy sessions weekly plus grief therapy, alongside a substantial increase in antidepressant dosage.
  • Following guidance at a Jobcenter appointment, she is pausing job hunting to focus on recovery, with plans for vocational training in health or social care once stable.