Pension as the only income in old age The statutory pension insurance (GRV) carries 53 percent of all income in senior citizens' households, according to the pension insurance report 2025 of the Federal Ministry of Labour. That sounds like a solid basis. What this average vaguely states: For a significant part of pensioners, the statutory pension is not only the basis, but the only income. Anyone who is living alone and does not have an occupati…
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Pension as the only income in old age The statutory pension insurance (GRV) carries 53 percent of all income in senior citizens' households, according to the pension insurance report 2025 of the Federal Ministry of Labour. That sounds like a solid basis. What this average vaguely states: For a significant part of pensioners, the statutory pension is not only the basis, but the only income. Anyone who is living alone and does not have an occupati…