“A maximum of 800 euros, if at all’ – hairdresser is afraid of retirement and calls on politicians to take action. According to data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) from 2022, 18.3 percent of people aged 65 and over are at risk of poverty.

Women in particular are often worse off in old age. After the increase in the cost of living, many people question whether working is still worth it.. Hundreds of thousands will receive birthday money from the state from March - who will receive the payment and how.