Rent drama in Dortmund: Almost half of the seniors in poverty!

Rent drama in Dortmund: Almost half of the seniors in poverty!

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The next pension shock shakes Germany: more and more people who have worked hard their entire life are in financial need! A scandal that demands for an outcry! The latest government numbers reveal that the pensions of increasingly increasingly seniors lie below the level of basic security. This surprises in its hard reality and causes heated discussions. At the end of last year, according to the Federal Ministry of Labor, 7.9 million pensioners in Germany received less than 950 euros per month. This number already corresponds to 42.1 percent of all retirement pensions in the country! As the Image this was discussed in a document of the Federal Government, the information contains.

The discussions about the low pensions have gained in explosive. Because as early as 2022, 7.2 million pensioners lived with a pension below the subsistence level. An increase of a whopping 800,000 people within one year! Responsible for this: the increasing cost of living and inadequate pension adjustments. AfD MP René Springer reacts with hard criticism: "More and more German pensioners are being fed up with poverty pensions!" A concern that proves to be justified in view of an increase of 9.5 percent in pensions under basic security in just one year.

Who are those affected?

In particular, foreign pensioners are affected by this fate. According to the government, 1.5 million of them receive a pension below the basic security level. This corresponds to alarming 73.5 percent of foreign pensioners. EU citizens and people from countries such as Afghanistan, Eritrea and Iraq suffer from this financial burden. In contrast, the proportion of German pensioners under the basic security level amounts to 38.2 percent. The question that many arises: how could it come about?

The background of this social imbalance are complex. Kerstin Griese, Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Labor, notes that the pension level does not necessarily reflect the financial need of an individual. Further income or any family support could distort the overall picture of the need. Nevertheless, the situation raises questions about the fairness and appropriateness of the German pension system.

deceptive security in old age?

The challenge of securing a worthy existence in old age remains unresolved - despite numerous attempts at reform! The current figures only drag social inequalities even more. How Image is again the trend more than worried. The massive increase in poverty pensions not only requires political action, but also after a re -evaluation of the social security systems in order to take the fear of poverty in old age. The pressure increases - for the government and for a whole generation of pensioners!