Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/330699 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Citation: 
[Journal:] DIW Weekly Report [ISSN:] 2568-7697 [Volume:] 15 [Issue:] 41 [Year:] 2025 [Pages:] 275-283
Publisher: 
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin
Abstract: 
With the 2021 introduction of Germany's basic pension, longterm insured persons with low incomes can receive a supplement to their statutory pension. In 2024, around 1.4 million recipients received an average pension increase of 100 euros as a result. Data from the German Pension Insurance show that women especially benefit from the basic pension supplement. At the same time, it is striking that people entitled to a basic pension are more likely to remain active in the labor market while receiving their old-age pension. The majority of them hold marginal jobs. It has been observed that all pensioners are particularly likely to continue working if they were still employed in the last year before retirement. Among basic pension recipients, the proportion of those in employment is even higher. The planned "Aktivrente" includes a tax allowance that could positively affect employment in this group; consequently, it should be excluded from the earnings test. Additionally, the growing number of basic pension recipients should be closely monitored. Politically, the primary goal is to ensure that fewer people are dependent on this supplement after a long working career.
Subjects: 
Employment
Silver worker
Basic pension
Redistribution
JEL: 
H55
J22
J26
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Document Type: 
Article

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