Let's create a fair pension system

The current Social Security Act came into force at the beginning of 2017. The aim of that legislation was to simplify the social security system by combining benefit categories. Thus, old-age pension, hereinafter referred to as basic pension, income security and maintenance allowance were placed into a single benefit category.

Reading time 2 minutesAccording to §§ 52, 51 para. 2 SGB I, the pension insurance institution can charge up to half of the pension insurance institution's claims against the beneficiary for wrongly provided social benefits or for unpaid contributions with a current cash benefit payable to him. However, a settlement is excluded if the beneficiary proves that he is in need of help in accordance with the provisions of the Twelfth Book on support fo…