“Collecting bottles in retirement’: Pensioners of the future fear poverty in old age. The topic of retirement planning appears to be playing an increasing role among young adults.
Despite the uncertainties, the statutory pension continues to enjoy the greatest trust of all pension options. The federal government has already announced a new pension package and pension reform with Pension Package II is one of the declared goals of the traffic light coalition in this legislative period. But many doubt that it is enough. As early as November 2023, the five economists called for a comprehensive restructuring of pensions.