Hubertus Heil wants a pension like in Austria: That's why pensioners in the neighboring country have more money. In Austria you have to have paid into the pension fund for at least 15 years in order to get anything at all.
In Germany you are entitled to a pension after just five years. This particularly affects women who do not (or cannot) work while raising children. Claus Weselsky: In Austria, the government is under pressure to change due to demographic change.