Receive or request pension information

The pension information gives you an overview of your accrued entitlements and the amount of old-age pension you can expect. The pension information includes, among other things

• a description of the contributions you have paid to date,
• an indication of the amount of pension entitlements you have acquired, both for an old-age pension and for a pension due to full reduction in earning capacity, and
• a projection of your old-age pension entitlements at the time you reach the standard old-age pension.

The extrapolation is based on an average contribution payment over the last 5 calendar years. The pension information is therefore an important basis for planning your additional private and occupational pension provision.

You will also receive an insurance history together with your first pension information. This will show you the periods and earnings stored in your pension insurance account.

Pension information is also sent abroad. However, if you are resident abroad, the automatic dispatch will end if you have not paid any contributions to German pension insurance for more than 3 years.

The amounts stated in the pension information are gross amounts. Health and long-term care insurance contributions and any taxes are still payable on the pension amount stated.

The pension information also contains an explicit reference to the fact that your projected pension is calculated without taking into account the loss of purchasing power. On the back of your pension information you will find a concrete example of how to calculate the loss of purchasing power.

Requirements

• You are or were insured with Deutsche Rentenversicherung.
• You have reached the age of 27.
• You have paid contributions to statutory pension insurance for at least 5 years.
• You are not yet drawing a pension from your own insurance.