The state owes billions to contributors – and does not pay them back
Non-contributory benefits cost pension insurance up to 124 billion euros annually.
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The most recent data dates from 2024 to 2023. How much these benefits cost, the German pension insurance Association (DRV) has calculated last for the year 2023. June 2026 and formulated recommendations.
Furthermore, The BMAS declares that it is “ultimately based on a value decision as to which benefits are considered to belong to the insured risk and which serve as social compensation”.
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The most recent data dates from 2024 to 2023.
according to Münchner Merkur +1How much these benefits cost, the German pension insurance Association (DRV) has calculated last for the year 2023.
according to Frankfurter Rundschau +1June 2026 and formulated recommendations.
according to Frankfurter Rundschau +1The BMAS declares that it is “ultimately based on a value decision as to which benefits are considered to belong to the insured risk and which serve as social compensation”.
according to Münchner Merkur +1
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