Seniors in turmoil: government is planning new burdens for pensioners!

Seniors in turmoil: government is planning new burdens for pensioners!

Deutschland - The current developments in senior citizens' policy cause excitement. The Senior Council has decided to take the government planned to increase health insurance contributions from 5.1 to 6 percent. The measure provided by the government of ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS is criticized as unjust, especially since seniors already pay higher contributions than employees. "This increase is not justifiable, pensioners must not be the gaps," said President Kostelka indignantly. Structural injustice like this burdening seniors annually with around 500 million euros, which adds to up to 3 billion euros over five years, such as the detailed analysis of small newspaper shows.

In the meantime, the Federal Government's pension insurance report provides information on the financial situation of old -age provision. The report announces that the contribution rate for pension insurance will remain stable at 18.6 percent by 2026 and rose to 20.4 percent by 2030. Pensions are expected to increase by 50 percent by 2038. In addition, the average budget net income of older couples is 3,759 euros. These numbers, presented in Pension report give an overview of the income situation of the seniors and show that more than half of the older generation generates additional income from company or private provision.

mutual claims and criticism

A central concern of the senior citizens' council is that no pension adjustments should take place below the inflation rate. Kostelka sees a clear distraction from the responsibility of the government, which suggests that pensioners receive only 50 percent of the adaptation in the first year after the pension. "I do not understand why seniors should not get full pension adjustment in the first year," criticizes the President of the Senior Citizens' Association and plans to act against this regulation. A frequent motto in the current discussion is the demand for a fair treatment of all social groups, especially the older generation.