The number of older people who have paid jobs is growing.
Many do not feel ready for retirement yet.
But there are other reasons to keep going.
Berlin - More and more older people in Germany are working.
Last year, 1.04 million employees were 67 years or older.
Almost 600,000 had a regular job by the age of 70.
This is shown by the response of the Federal Government to a request from the left in the Bundestag, which the German Press Agency in Berlin has received.
Almost 220,000 were even aged 75 and over - and 72,000 employees were aged 80 and over.
800,000 mini-jobbers are among the people in employment aged 67 and over.
With the combination of pension and mini-job, you don't have to take out social security and you don't have to pay taxes on the additional income.
A particularly large number of those affected work in an office, as cleaning staff or drivers.
Many older people - often in mini-jobs - also work in the areas of building technology, warehouse management and delivery.
It is possible to combine several mini-jobs if the total earnings remain at 450 euros.
For years, labor market researchers have been discovering that people do not necessarily feel ready for retirement when they reach retirement age.
On average, older people are also fitter than previous generations.
In addition, skilled workers are in great demand and also sought after in old age.
According to experts, women in particular are often dependent on additional earnings in addition to retirement.
Left parliamentary group leader Dietmar Bartsch, who made the request, told the dpa: "Of course there are employees who work voluntarily into old age, but for many it is the sheer financial need to have to earn something." , 75, 80 or even over 85 years old, still have to work, is it a "tragedy".
The pension policy spokesman for the FDP parliamentary group, Johannes Vogel, commented on the finding on Sunday: “The fact that many people want to stay longer in their working lives is very good news - the bad news is that there are still many hurdles.
The greatest relief would be a flexible retirement age instead of a rigid age limit. ”To prevent old-age poverty from increasing further, the statutory pension must be strengthened through a statutory share pension, among other things.
You can continue to work beyond your statutory retirement age, initially without retiring or as a pensioner.
dpa