If the partner dies, this is often not just an emotional, but also a financial emergency. The widow’s pension can help. But does that apply to everyone?
The death of a loved one is a burden in many ways. In addition to grief, the question also arises for many how it will continue financially. If you were married, you may be entitled to a survivor’s pension. For this, the term “widow’s pension” has become natural, but men are also entitled to money – then as a widower’s pension.
This is part of the legal pension of the deceased that they get when several requirements are met:
In the case of the survivor’s pension, a distinction is made between small and large widow or widow’s pension and also between “old” and “new law”. The widower’s pension can therefore be different. It is either 25 percent (small widower pension), 55 percent (large widower’s pension under “new law”) or 60 percent of the last pension of the deceased (large widower’s pension under “old law”). Read here under what conditions you receive what percentage of widower.
A fundamental claim to widower’s pension does not yet mean that you actually get the pension paid out. Because if you have your own income, this will be counted towards the widower’s pension. Since many men earn more than their women, it may be that the survivor’s pension is shortened or even deleted completely. Read here exactly how the widow’s pension is credited.
