More and more pensioners are receiving basic security in addition to their pension. The number rose from around 414,000 at the end of 2020 to 469,000 last September.
The effects of a tax allowance regulation could explain the increase. AfD: Politics promotes precarious employment and does nothing to counteract the constantly rising cost of living. The central task of German social policy must be to effectively prevent poverty in old age at the beginning of a long working life, says René Springer, an AfD MP.