Protest of the pensioners: Higher health contributions indignant seniors!

Protest of the pensioners: Higher health contributions indignant seniors!

The new federal government surprisingly decided to raise the health insurance contributions for pensioners from June 1, 2025 from currently 5.1 % to 6 %. According to Finanz.at This means an annual burden of around 500 million euros. This increase, which will lead to less net pension for many, encounters considerable resistance. The Austrian Senior Council expressed sharp criticism in a meeting on March 10, 2025 and described the measures as anti -social. The prehistory of this decision remains particularly explosive: the senior citizens' council was not consulted in advance and is now calling for the deletion or at least a time limit of the increase.

Monetary effects on pensions

The increase in health insurance contributions will decrease the net pension of men: Instead of an average of EUR 2,042.37 euros per month, you will have to make 2,029.32 euros in the future-a loss of 182.56 euros per year. Your net amount drops from 1,570.98 euros to 1,558.98 euros, which corresponds to an annual loss of 168.14 euros. like The Austrian Senior Council by 0.9 percent a massive increase in costs of 17.6 percent for pensioners who have already made high contributions to health insurance during their working years.

This increase is in the context of further measures of the government, including the possible increase in the age of retirement and reintroduction of the aliquoting, which could further burden the financial situation of pensioners. The discussion about the adjustments will surely still take action, while the Senior Council is trying to perform better and say in the decision -making bodies.