For millions of pensioners in Germany there will not be the usual pension increase this July.
The situation for pensions will be different in 2021.
Many pensioners are now financially feeling the consequences of the corona crisis.
For the first time in years
,
many of them will
not see a pension increase
this July
.
Because after years of pension
increases, the increase in old-age
pensions
that is otherwise customary in summer in 2021 will be canceled because of the Corona crisis in western Germany
And in the
new federal states there
will only be a mini
increase of 0.72 percent
this year
.
A total of 21 million people in Germany receive a pension.
Corona zero round: No pension increase in July 2021 for millions of pensioners in Germany
How exactly does the development as a result of the Corona crisis come about?
"The pensions will rise this year in the new federal states by 0.72 percent, in the west there will be no increase", the German pension insurance described in a message - and explained the background: The plus in the pension is above all oriented in the
development of wages
for employees over the past year.
"Because it is here because of the
corona pandemic
If there was no increase in 2020, pensions in the West cannot be increased this year.
The pension guarantee protects retirees from a reduction in pensions. ”The pension increase in the new federal states results from the so-called adjustment staircase as part of the east-west adjustment of pensions.
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Meanwhile,
1.34 million retirees in Germany should be
happy.
For example, the salaries of ex-federal civil servants rose by 1.2 percent as of April 1, 2021, as reported by the
tz (June 5th / 6th edition)
;
The increase for former state and municipal civil servants is similarly high.
The reason is: The amount of their retirement pensions is based on the pay of active civil servants - if this increase, the pension also increases.
Former civil servants would have to pay full tax on their pensions.
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For years there has been a dispute about the
possible double taxation of pensions
.
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