German retirees will pay more for nursing care

Starting in July, retirees will face increased retroactive nursing care contributions for the first half of 2025. This includes deductions for months without pension payments. The increase in nursing care insurance contributions, implemented retroactively, will be applied to retirees' pensions in July. This means a one-time increase of 1.2 percentage points, covering the period from January to June. This retroactive application has drawn criticism, especially for new retirees who may have already paid higher contributions as employees. The German Pension Insurance defends the process as necessary due to time constraints.