How much pension members of the Bundestag collect – without having paid in a cent. As of: February 17, 2024, 5:12 a.m By: Julia Stanton CommentsPressSplit Members of the German parliament do not pay pension contributions, but still receive a pension.
After just eight years in office, their pension entitlement is above average. The maximum entitlement is 65 percent of income. Left-wing politician Dietmar Bartsch recently criticized this inequality. He called for members of parliament to also pay into the pension fund.