Unleash the Perks: Expanded Maternity Benefits & More in Germany! 🇩🇪
Delayed payment of extended maternity pensions scheduled for 2028.
Berlin, Germany - Exciting news for expecting parents! The extended mother's pension, aka expanded maternity benefits, is slated to commence disbursement starting in 2028. A spokesperson from the Federal Ministry of Labour (BMAS) shed some light, stressing the need for a two-year period to implement the technical aspects of the new law [1].
The Union and SPD have officially agreed on this groundbreaking change in their coalition agreement, ensuring that the extended mother's pension applies universally to all mothers who accrue three pension points, irrespective of their children's birth years [1]. The financing for this game-changer will originate from the tax office but, so far, child-rearing periods for children born before 1992 have received less credit toward their pension account [1].
It's been a hot topic in the press, with "The World" and "Business Insider" breaking the news based on the financial planning figures that the payout will only start in 2028 [1]. The current black-red government has earmarked an additional five billion euros for the mother's pension in 2028, with the same figure planned for 2029 [1]. A spokesperson for Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) confirmed these projections to the media [1].
While the Mother's Pension III (Mutterschaft III) is a top priority in the federal government's immediate program, as announced on May 28, 2025 [1], even the pension insurance has admitted that the speedy realization of the agreed-upon expansion of the mother's pension might be a challenge [1]. The reason? Sifting through the database containing information about all 26 million pensions to determine who qualifies for the enhanced benefits would require some serious computing muscle!
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Footnotes:
[1] dpa (Deutsche Presse-Agentur) - "Expanded mother's pension only from 2028: technical implementation takes time"
[2] apostelb travel - "Expanded maternity benefits in Germany: What you should know"
[3] Compass BW - "Expanded maternity benefits in Baden-Württemberg: What you need to know"
The extended mother's pension, a new phase of maternity benefits, will start disbursing in 2028, as confirmed by the Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD). This groundbreaking change, financed by the tax office, will apply to all mothers who accrue three pension points, regardless of the birth years of their children.
