Overview

• From October 9, banks must verify IBAN–name matches on single transfers, but the DRV’s mass pension runs are exempt from the check.
• Officials label social-media posts warning of blocked October pensions as false and urge queries to official DRV channels.
• The Postbank cash payout service ends at year’s close 2025, requiring beneficiaries to provide bank details by December for bank transfers from then on.
• People unable to open a standard account have a legal right to a basic account, which typically costs about €5 to €10 per month, or they can designate a trusted person’s EU/SEPA account.
• If no account is reported by the deadline, payments can pause briefly but all accrued amounts are later transferred, and from December 2025 certain disability-pension supplements will be paid together with the monthly pension under a revised calculation.