Overview

• Köpping, an SPD minister and member of the federal–state reform panel, wants the commission to set the €1,000 ceiling as a formal objective for proposals due by year’s end.
• She proposes that statutory long-term care insurance cover all care-related costs above €1,000 per month for nursing-home residents.
• She points to Saxony figures showing average first-year personal payments of about €2,800 monthly versus average pensions just over €1,400.
• She says financing rules must change, arguing higher contributions alone are not a solution and urging a review of contribution assessment ceilings.
• The push comes as the commission established in July drafts reforms and as the federal audit office warns of a funding gap exceeding €12 billion by 2029, with similar cap calls from Thuringia’s minister and BSW leader Sahra Wagenknecht and an earlier CDU proposal of €700 for 36 months.