In an ageing population the number of those in need of long-term care increases. Fulfilling this need is not only a matter of providing additional nursing staff. It is equally important to establish the corresponding infrastructure on an adequate scale. By 2030 up to 220,000 additional places will be required nationally in residential care alone. With considerable differences in their demographic trends and the level of their existing facilities, Germany’s individual states all face different challenges. However, common to them all is the need to waste no time in taking strategic decisions for the development of a long-term care infrastructure appropriate to the needs and preferences of their populations.
„Actuarially Fair” Reductions in Early Retirees’ Pension Benefits
Calls for the reduction in state pension benefits for early retirees to reflect real insurance risks imply that early retirement need not involve any additional costs.
Michael Hüther / Jochen Pimpertz IW-Policy Paper No. 6 6. October 2022
Asset accumulation for retirement provision
The pay-as-you-go statutory pension insurance is intended to protect workers in Germany from having to rely on tax-financed assistance in old age. However, due to the ageing of society the security level of the statutory pension insurance must decrease.
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German Economic Institute (IW) 
