But Less Pension: German Pension Insurance Reduces Mother's Pension in Certain Cases

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Many pensioners do not know that the mother's pension can also be reduced, which is likely to affect hundreds of thousands of women.

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Fewer and fewer young people have to earn pensions for more and more elderly people. On Wednesday, the Federal Cabinet wants to set the pension level at 48 percent of the average income – and extend the mother's pension. Both are controversial among young politicians.

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Reading time 2 minutesCan the German pension insurance reduce current pensions? Lawyer and pension expert Peter Knöppel says that a flat-rate reduction of current pensions should not in principle take place. But there is always a But: In certain situations the pension can be reduced, but under strict legal conditions. The expert explains when and how the pension can be reduced. The statutory pension insurance is legally bound to the statutory re…