Young Austrians doubt: Is working up to 70?
Young Austrians doubt: Is working up to 70?
On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, Yilmaz Gülüm will present at 9:05 p.m. in ORF 2 and on ORF on the "Report", which deals with an important topic, among other things: the possible expansion of working life up to the age of 70. This discussion is linked to the reality of the Austrian pension system, in which the majority of young Austrians are already skeptical that they can ever use a pension with 65. This is not least due to the increasing number of pensioners in relation to fewer and fewer and fewer, which means that the federal government has to add over 30 billion euros to the pension system, whereby this tendency increasingly increasing, such as [OTS] (https://www.ots.at/presseaus-sung/ots_20250526_OTS0094/Work-bis-70-kippt-der-der-gu-im-report-Interview-Neos-Klubobmann-Yannick-Shetty reports.
In the program, the Federal Army discussion about defense ability is also discussed in which pension issues and compulsory military service are important.
pension justice in focus
The recently made statements of the ÖVP youth secretary Claudia Plakolm are particularly explosive. She believes that many older people do not need an increase in their pensions. This position comes across sharp criticism from the SPÖ, which classifies placolm's statements as "irresponsible and shabby", and from the FPÖ, which accuses its "withdrawn" views. Plakolm argues that an increase in pensions could prevent the youth from being disadvantaged, while the inflation rate in Austria is currently 9.1 % noted, such as new time.Another point on the agenda is the demands for a significant increase in pensions. The President of the Pensioners' Association, Peter Kostelka, demands a strong increase and sees an adjustment rate of 10 % as necessary in order to compensate for the exploding inflation rates. However, this is in contrast to Plakolm's desire to limit the increase to 5.8 %, whereby it promises a greater increase for smaller pensions.
statistical background and challenges
The discussion about the pension system in Austria is also characterized by current data and reports. The average women's pension is 1,150 euros per month, with around half of the pensioners receiving less than 1,100 euros. Many of the ongoing reforms and political discussions should therefore be considered against the background of the financial situation of the pensioners, which are analyzed in various reports and studies by the [Ministry of Social Affairs] (https://www.social ministerium.gv.at/themen/sziales/ssozialsicherung/pensionsdaten ,-berichte-und-studien.und-studien.html).
Especially the effects of the current high inflation on the pension system make it clear how important it is to anchor these questions in the political agenda. Negotiations on the annual pension increase will take place within the next few weeks, the outcome of which is heavily burdened by the extreme economic framework.
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