The number of pensioners who have to receive basic security benefits in old age is rising steadily in Saxony. Last year, 19,745 people were dependent on this support, the Left Party reported, citing data from the Ministry of Social Affairs. In 2019, 11,916 people were still receiving basic income support, compared to 6,150 in 2002. The "Leipziger Volkszeitung" and the "Sächsische Zeitung" had previously reported on this.
According to the Pension Atlas, a good 1.1 million people in Saxony currently receive a pension. Based on this figure, less than two percent of pensioners are dependent on basic old-age benefits.
