Schwerin (dpa/mv) – The German Association of Civil Servants has asked the state government to initiate the payment of the announced senior citizens’ energy allowance of 300 euros for the 7165 retired civil servants in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The state chairman, Dietmar Knecht, proposed on Monday to embed the one-off payment in the current legislative process for salary adjustments as of December 1st. In total, a good 2.1 million euros would have to be paid out to the pension recipients.
According to an announcement by the federal government over the weekend, pensioners are to receive a flat-rate energy price allowance of 300 euros as of December 1, 2022. At the same time, the federal government will also make a corresponding one-off payment for federal pension recipients, said Knecht. The state government is asked to draw level.
