Is there also inflation bonus for pensioners? A disappointed outcry!

Is there also inflation bonus for pensioners? A disappointed outcry!

Frankfurt, Deutschland - The announced inflation compensation for pensioners remains a hotly debated topic in Germany. While the Federal Government introduced an inflation -related special payment of up to 3000 euros in October 2022, pensioners mostly not benefit from this. This premium can only be applied for by employees who are employees in the tax sense. So the majority of the pensioners who were not previously civil servants are de facto empty, as MainPost reported.

Only retired civil servants are entitled to inflation compensation. However, the amount of the premium is not paid in full, but depending on the respective pension and shares. This regulation follows the new collective agreement for the public service (TVöD), which came into force at the end of 2023. In November 2023 alone, the federal government decided to support retired civil servants accordingly. Depending on the federal state, these payments still run until late in the fall of 2024. The chairman of the social association VdK, Verena Bentele, criticized that pensioners do not receive the same support as retirees in the face of rapidly increasing living expenses, and explained: "Pay the pensioners as much inflation premium as well as for pensioners in the federal government", ", reported