“Significant burdens”: Is inflation really hitting Germany’s pensioners harder?. As of: April 6, 2024, 5:09 a.m By: Ulrike Hagen CommentsPressSplit Pensioners are not hit harder by inflation than other households, according to a new study by the German Economic Institute.
An inflation rate of 8.1 percent was calculated for 2022 between GRV pensioners and non-pensioner households; in 2023, at 5.8 percent, it was only a tenth of a point higher for statutory pensioners.