Magdeburg (dpa/sa) – The state government of Saxony-Anhalt has left open whether it will participate in the federal hardship fund for needy pensioners. One sees the federal government in the “obligation to make adjustments under pension law,” said Minister of Social Affairs Petra Grimm-Benne (SPD) on Thursday in the state parliament. The state government is in contact with the other states and these talks should be continued.
The left faction is pushing for the state to participate in the fund. The previously planned one-time payment of 2500 euros could thus be doubled.
The hardship fund is intended to enable one-off payments to pensioners on the poverty line who lost their entitlements when the GDR pensions were transferred to the German system three decades ago. The payments are intended to mitigate particular hardships, they are not intended for all groups of people affected.
