Retirement at 65, minimum pension and higher pension level
At the federal level, the Left advocates retirement at 65, a minimum pension of €1,200 and a pension level of 53 percent. It rejects a stock-based pension as partial privatization.
The Left wants people to be able to retire at 65. Everyone should get a pension of at least 1,200 euros. Pensions should be higher overall. The Left rejects a pension based on stocks.
The party considers retirement at 67 unrealistic for many occupations. It wants better options for partial retirement and a pension level people can live on. It points to old-age poverty: in 2021, the average old-age pension in Bremen was €1,240 for men and €782 for women. Women are said to be especially affected because of time spent raising children and caring for relatives. The demands are directed at the federal level.
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„fordert DIE LINKE auf Bundesebene eine Mindestrente von 1.200 Euro sowie eine Rückkehr der Rentenniveaus auf 53 Prozent“Translation: the Left calls at the federal level for a minimum pension of 1,200 euros and a return of the pension level to 53 percent
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A new minimum pension, an earlier retirement age and a higher pension level, combined with rejecting a stock-based pension, fundamentally expand the public pension system.