Results for: Pension inequality

German women continue to receive significantly lower pensions compared to their male counterparts. In 2023, the average pension income for women aged 65 and over in Germany stood 27% lower than that of men. Several factors contribute to this disparity, including part-time work, lower-paid jobs, and frequent career interruptions due to caregiving responsibilities. Consequently, women are more likely to face poverty in old age, with 20.8% of women over 65 at risk of poverty compared to 15.9% of men in the same age group.

A WASPI campaigner has launched a petition urging the government to apply the new state pension rates to all state pensioners. The petition argues that it is unfair for pensioners who are on the new pension to receive more than those who are on the basic state pension, which applies to women born before April 6, 1953. The petition has already gained over 5,000 signatures.