[HIGHLIGHTS] How much pension members of the Bundestag collect – without having paid in a cent

How much pension members of the Bundestag collect – without having paid in a cent. As of: February 17, 2024, 11:53 a.m By: Julia Stanton CommentsPressSplit Members of the German parliament do not pay pension contributions.

But so that there is no gap in the pension provision for the MPs, there is a so-called old-age allowance. After one year, this amounts to 2.5 percent of the salary, the MP compensation. After just eight years in office, their pension entitlement is above average.