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How the social insurance system will be stabilized

(de-news.net) In order to stabilize the nation’s social insurance systems, the Federal Government intends to provide significant financial assistance in the form of aid packages worth billions of euros in 2025. A multi-year loan of 2.3 billion euros is to be given to the Health…

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Klingbeil: social insurance facing structural reforms

(de-news.net) – Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has announced “fundamental and bold” structural reforms for social insurance but vowed to initially stabilize struggling health and long-term care insurance by the use of federal funds. He acknowledged the urgent need for stabilization, emphasizing that long-term…

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Heil (SPD) announces “social guarantee,” Lindner (FDP) wants to talk about retirement age

(de-news.net) – Federal Labor Minister Heil (SPD) has announced a social guarantee. He is not prepared to move away from the retirement age of 63, at this time. Heil said that “no services that are granted to citizens” by law will be reduced – even…

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High costs due to increased disability pensions

(GermanPolicy.com) – The Federal Government wants for people with reduced earning capacity to be better off. According to media reports, this should cost around 1.3 billion Euros in 2024 and around 2.6 billion Euros in 2025. The subsidy applies to pensioners with reduced earning capacity…

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