They deliver newspapers, do office work or are cashiers in supermarkets - many Germans continue to continue to work after retirement: over 1.3 million pensioners in Germany do not stop working even after they have started receiving money for the time they have served - according to the statistics of the German Pension Service.
The majority of working pensioners - 1.1 million - continue to work from the moment of receiving the first pension, i.e. from the age of 67. 888,000 people are employed part-time, about 240,000 work more.
German pensioners do not only work for money
After at least 35 years of work experience with the relevant insurances, pensioners in Germany receive an average of 1,400 euros, according to official data from the German Pension Service. The amount depends on the salary and the contributions to the pension fund.
Deputy from the Left Party Matthias Birkwald defines as "intolerable" that many pensions in Germany are so low that many pensioners have to continue working.
But not all working pensioners do this for money, writes ARD. According to a 2022 Labor Market Institute report, the majority of working retirees do not do so for financial reasons. Instead, they say they like their work, or have a need for meaningful tasks or social contacts.