SPD refers to old Merkel compromise: Is there an annual check on the basic pension?. SPD has always advocated that basic pension is paid out if necessary without income or asset testing.
FDP: Basic pensions are too bureaucratic and involve high administrative costs. Basic pension introduced at the beginning of 2021 for people who have paid contributions to the pension fund for at least 33 years but earned below average wages. Around 1.1 of the approximately 21 million pensioners will benefit from this.