PRESS STATEMENT A basic pension is a matter of justice

Jörg Hofmann: “The Union must now abandon its obstructionist stance. The means-tested basic pension is a matter of justice because it recognizes a lifetime of work. It helps curb poverty in old age and also takes the wind out of the sails of right-wing populists. Anyone who has worked for more than 35 years must receive a pension that exceeds the basic income support level. Critics would do better to focus on the conditions in the labor markets rather than condemning the means-tested basic pension. Far too many people earn such low wages that they cannot accrue the right to an adequate pension. That is the real scandal—not so-called pension handouts.”

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