Have an additional income in addition to the widow's pension

Widow's pension is also increased in the event of adjustments

• If there is talk of an increase in pension benefits in Germany, this does not only apply to them Retirement pension. Since the widow's pensions, orphan's pensions and disability pensions are calculated as a percentage of the old-age pension, they inevitably also increase.
• On a possible additional income when receiving the Widow's pension this also has an impact, since the limits are set upwards.
• With the gradual increase in the old-age pension, the widow's pension can only be drawn accordingly. As of 2012, the reference is no longer with the 45. Year of life, but possible at 45 years and one month and then increases by one month every year.
• The pension increase in 2011 by 0.99 percentage points has a corresponding impact on additional earnings.

Have the allowance recalculated for additional earnings

• However, the pension providers do not determine the exemption for additional earnings in the widow's pension of their own accord.


Avoid a reduction in the widow's pension for the purpose of earned income - this is how it works

It is bad enough anyway if the long-term partner from life ...

• As a recipient of a widow's pension, you must request the recalculation of your own accord. Otherwise, despite the higher tax exemptions, the reductions will still be made according to the old circumstances.
• If you as a widow have additional earnings and have not requested a recalculation, you are giving away cash.
• The basic allowance for widow's pension is 725.21 euros in the old federal states and 643.37 euros in the new federal states. It increases for each dependent child by 153.83 euros or 136.47 euros in the new federal states.
• A review of the possible cuts through additional earnings is definitely recommended.