Overview
- Accessible within the Digitale Rentenübersicht, the new tool shows how inflation could erode the purchasing power of future pensions using scenario-based projections.
- Example calculations cited in coverage estimate that a €2,000 monthly pension would feel like roughly €1,350 in 20 years at 2% annual inflation.
- With a 2.3% inflation assumption and other inputs, media examples show a €2,000 gross pension equating to about €1,307 in 2038 and €1,249 in 2040.
- Users must log in to the portal to run the calculator, which pulls data across statutory, workplace, and private pensions and allows custom entries for additional claims.
- The interface lets users set the retirement year, expected monthly pension, an adjustable inflation rate (default 2%), number of children, and the statutory health insurance surcharge, with results presented as illustrative estimates rather than guarantees.