Report: Pension duration rises 2015 record high – FinanzNachrichten.de

Germany retirees than ever reflect long retirement: Last year, the average payment period increased in women to 22.8 years (regular retirement pension), in men 18.78 years. That comes out loud “image” (Monday) of new data to the Rentenversicherung.

2010 women gained an average of 22.09 years nor pension, men 17.51 ​​years. The Junge Union (JU) and the CDU business wing demand in view of the figures, postponing their retirement long term significantly over 67 years. “The new figures show that it is only fair that the retirement age be related to the life expectancy,” said JU boss Paul Ziemiak the “image”. “On retirement at 67, a mechanism needs to grab that one third of the increase in life expectancy is longer working.”

The Chairman of the Parliament circle SME (PKM) in the Bundestag, Christian von Stetten (CDU), declared in the “image”, the “nonsensical retirement at 63″ is

exacerbating the situation for the future generation of pensioners. The Institute of Economic Research (IW) called for in 2041 to raise the retirement to 73 years. “Only then will prevent pension contributions rise and fall further pension levels than planned needs,” said IW CEO Hubertus Bardt the “image”. “If it is not more made provisions privately and operationally, the retirement age would have to be further increased: by 2030 to 69 years in 2041 to 73 years, we must not give the impression that all the problems have been solved with the recent pension reforms..”