Pension increases and taxes: Do pensioners have to pay more now?

There was more again: In July, the pension increase also reached the more than 21 million pensioners in Germany.

This time the surcharge was 4.24 percent nationwide. For the fourth time in five years since 2022, the statutory pension has increased by more than four percent.

However, quite a few pensioners who previously did not have to pay taxes because of their low retirement income and benefit from the increases are now likely to ask themselves: Do I have to pay taxes now because I get more pension?

Most retirees still don't have to hand over a cent of their pension to the tax authorities. But anyone who has to pay taxes and still doesn't file a tax return is likely to get into trouble with the tax office at some point. The most important questions and answers.