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Date: November 3, 2015 398,000 people received subsistence payments at the end of 2015

At the end of 2014, roughly 382,000 persons entitled to subsistence payments in accordance with the 3rd Chapter of the Twelfth Book of the Social Code (SGB XII on public assistance) received such benefits in Germany. The number of recipients rose by …

Press release No. 138 of 5 April 2023 Number of recipients of basic security benefits in old age and in cases of reduced earning capacity up by 6.0% at the end of 2022

In December 2022, just under 1.2 million people received basic security benefits in old age and in cases of reduced earning capacity in accordance with the German Social Code, Book XII (SGB XII). The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that …

Press release No. N 015 of 7 March 2023 Gender pension gap: retirement income of women almost one third below that of men in 2021

In terms of both their average income and their retirement income, women are worse off than men. According to results of the survey of income and living conditions (EU-SILC) 2021, women aged 65 or over received gross retirement income of 17,814 euros …

Press release No. N 061 of 29 September 2022 More than one quarter of pensioners have a monthly net income of under 1,000 euros

The third relief package of the Federal Government will support pensioners through a one-time energy price allowance. The focus is on those with lower income. 4.9 million pensioners had a personal monthly net income of under 1,000 euros in 2021, as …

Press release No. 354 of 19 August 2022 Public assistance expenditure up 6.5% in 2021

In 2021, German public assistance institutions spent a net amount of 15.3 billion euros on public assistance benefits in accordance with the Social Code, Book XII (SGB XII). The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that expenditure rose …

Press release No. 180 of 28 April 2022 2.2% more people received basic security benefits in old age and in cases of reduced earning capacity in December 2021

In December 2021, well over 1.1 million people received basic security benefits in old age and in cases of reduced earning capacity in accordance with the German Social Code, Book XII (SGB XII). The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that …

Press release No. 392 of 19 August 2021 Public assistance expenditure up 6.5% in 2020

In 2020, German public assistance institutions spent a net amount of 14.4 billion euros on public assistance benefits in accordance with the Social Code, Book XII (SGB XII). The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that expenditure rose …

Press release No. 188 of 14 April 2021 December 2020: 1.3% more people received basic security benefits in old age and in cases of reduced earning capacity

In December 2020, just under 1.1 million people received basic security benefits in old age and in cases of reduced earning capacity in accordance with the German Social Code, Book XII (SGB XII). The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports …

Press release No. 314 of 18 August 2020 Public assistance expenditure up 5.8% in 2019

In 2019, net expenditure on public assistance benefits in accordance with the Social Code, Book XII (SGB XII) amounted to 32.8 billion euros in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was a 5.8% increase on 2018.

Press release No. 140 of 22 April 2020 December 2019: 0.6% more people received basic security benefits in old age and in cases of reduced earning capacity

In December 2019, roughly 1,085,000 people in Germany received basic security benefits in old age and in cases of reduced earning capacity in accordance with the German Social Code, Book XII (SGB XII). The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also …