Restrictions on pensions at 63: “Deduction-free pension” only for one group. In 2023, around 300,000 people, more than ever before, applied to the German Pension Insurance to retire early from working life as part of the “pension at 63”.
“Are they really 'the wrong people' who can retire a little earlier after 45 years?” asked the Social Association of Germany (SoVD) “Instead of denying people a slightly better pension, efforts should be made to ensure that as many people as possible also benefit,” demanded SoVD chairwoman Michaela Engelmeier.