Overview

• Independent pension advisors, including Christian Lindner, report error rates in pension statements ranging from 30% to 50%, citing financial harm to retirees.
• The Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) disputes these figures, stating that only 0.6% of appeals reveal actual errors, with 25.8% corrected internally.
• Common pension statement errors include miscredited training periods, unrecorded service times, and incorrect legal-region allocations.
• Retirees are urged to carefully review their statements and file appeals within statutory deadlines to address potential underpayments.
• Experts warn that uncorrected errors can lead to significant financial losses over time, with some retirees receiving less than the minimum subsistence level.