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Pension revolution: December additional payments for 17 times pensioners!
Pensioners in Germany expect back payments in December 2025. The German pension insurance checks surcharges to correct possible errors. Find out more about the pension reform and its stabilization measures.
Pension revolution: December additional payments for 17 times pensioners!
In December 2025, numerous pensioners in Germany will receive an additional payment, which particularly affects disability and survivor pensioners. This measure by the German pension insurance is made possible by checking the calculation of a special surcharge, such as fr.de reported.
The objective of this review is to ensure the correctness of the previous calculation for certain pensioners. If it turns out that calculations are incorrect, this could lead to a positive adjustment to the pension amount.
Calculation tools for pensioners
The German Pension Insurance offers various calculation programs for pensioners who want to determine their pension entitlements. These programs help to determine the earliest possible and regular start date as well as the amount of the old-age pension. Those interested can find these services on the German Pension Insurance website here are accessible.
The selection includes, among others:
- Rentenbeginn- und Rentenhöhenrechner
- Rentenschätzer zur Berechnung der Bruttorente
- Barwertrechner zur Ermittlung der Kaufkraft zukünftiger Leistungen
- Gleitzonenrechner zur Berechnung von Beitragsanteilen
- Hinzuverdienstrechner
- Rechner für freiwillige Beiträge
Pension reform 2026/2027
The planned pension reform for 2026/2027, which is to be initiated by the new federal government under Friedrich Merz, also stands in the context of these current developments. The reform(s) should aim at pension stability and fair performance in order to counteract the challenges of demographic change. Loud buerger-geld.org The aim is to secure the pension level at 48 percent until at least 2031.
The resulting additional expenditure should be financed through tax revenue in order to minimize the burden on employees. In addition, a pension increase of 3.74 percent is expected on July 1, 2025, which corresponds to a monthly increase of around 66.15 euros for a standard pension after 45 years of contributions. Around 21 million pensioners will benefit from the increase in the current pension value to 40.79 euros.
The reform also provides for new pension models, including the active pension, which allows tax exemption for additional earnings of up to 2,000 euros, and the early start pension, which allows certain professional groups to retire earlier from 2026. These measures aim to better adapt pension entitlements to today's living conditions.
Given that the pension system is under pressure due to the declining number of contributors, a pension commission is being formed to develop reform proposals to secure the long-term future. The possibility that the self-employed, civil servants and members of parliament could also be included in a uniform pension system is also being discussed.