Lübeck/Schwerin (dpa/mv) – According to the German pension insurance, people in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are receiving statutory pensions for longer and longer. In 2021 it was an average of 22.9 years, while in 2016 it was 22.1 years, as the German Pension Insurance North announced on Friday in Lübeck.
As a result, women receive longer pensions. According to the information, it was 25.7 years in 2021, while the average for men was only 20 years. In 2016, the values ??were 25 years for women and 18.7 years for men. In total, around 430,000 seniors in MV received statutory old-age pensions in 2021. Nationwide there were 18 million, as it was said.
Rising life expectancy is considered to be one reason for the longer period in which pensions can be drawn. In addition, in 2014 the deduction-free pension at the age of 63 was introduced. All those born before 1953 could retire without deductions at the age of 63; in the case of younger people, the start of the pension without deductions is postponed as the retirement age increases. 45 years of insurance are required.
