Statutory pension

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If you are required to submit a Proof of Life in 2026, you will automatically receive all the necessary documents by letter mail. These documents will be sent together with your pension adjustment notice. The mailing will begin in mid-June 2026. 

Your proof of life 2026 must reach us by 31 July 2026.

State pensions will be adjusted as of July 1, 2026.

Pensions will increase by 4.24% this year in all federal German states.

The corresponding adjustment notification will be sent out from mid-June 2026 onward.

Everything you need to know about your pension adjustment notification can be found in our FAQs.

As of January 1, 2026, many health insurance providers will increase their supplementary contributions. Your health insurance provider has informed you of this in writing.

In the event that your health insurance provider surcharge increases, the pension paid out to you will decrease. You will also find this information on your account statement.

If you require more information on the health insurance surcharge, please contact your health insurance provider.

It is no longer possible to make international payments to Israel without an IBAN (International Bank Account Number). To ensure that Renten Service can continue to pay your pension, we urgently need your IBAN and the BIC (Swift Code) of your bank. Please send the completed and signed payment declaration  with the BIC and IBAN details to Renten Service by the end of September 2026 at the latest.

Examples:

IBAN: IL62 0108 0000 0009 9999 9991

BIC: LUMIILITXXX

Note: You will find your IBAN and BIC on your bank account statement.

Here's what to do next:

  1. Complete the "Payment declaration" form in full (you must be the account holder or a joint account holder).
  2. Sign the form.
  3. Send it to Deutsche Post AG, Renten Service Leipzig by 30 September 2026 at the latest using the enclosed return envelope. The return address is already printed on it.

If you have further questions, please write to us or give us a call.

Deutsche Post AG

Niederlassung Renten Service

13496 Berlin

Germany

E-Mail: w.ausland@deutschepost.de

Phone Number: +49 221 5692 777

 העברות לישראל במסגרת תשלומים בינלאומיים ללא IBAN (מספר חשבון בנק בינלאומי). אינן אפשריות עוד. כדי ששירות הפנסיה יוכל להמשיך לשלם את הקצבה, אנו זקוקים בדחיפות ל-IBAN ול-BIC  (קוד SWIFT) של הבנק שלך. נא לשלוח את הצהרת התשלום המלאה והחתומה קישור להצהרת עם פרטי ה-BIC וה-IBAN בהקדם, עד סוף ספטמבר 2026, לשירות הפנסיה.

:דוגמאות

IL62 0108 0000 0009 9999 9991:IBAN

LUMIILITXXX :BIC

הערה: ניתן למצוא את ה-IBAN וה-BIC בדף חשבון הבנק שלך.

נא לפעול כדלקמן:

  • .1 מלא/י את הטופס „הצהרת תשלום“ במלואו (עליך להיות בעל/ת החשבון או שותף/ה בו).

  • .2 חתום/חתמי על הטופס.

  • .3 נא לשלוח אותו עד לא יאוחר מ-30 בספטמבר 2026 במעטפת ההחזרה המצורפת. אל Deutsche Post AG, שירות הפנסיה לייפציג. כתובת ההחזרה כבר מודפסת על גבי המעטפה.

אם יש לך שאלות נוספות, ניתן לפנות אלינו בכתב או בטלפון.

Deutsche Post AG

סניף שירות הפנסיה

13496 ברלין

גרמניה

 מספר טלפון: +49 221 5692 777

w.ausland@deutschepost.de :דוא"ל

מצור, בברכה

שירות הפנסיה שלך

You will receive a pension receipt notification ("Information on the notification to the tax authorities") from your insurance provider for every taxable pension benefit - pension amount and contributions to health and long-term care insurance - within a calendar year.

1.Pension receipt notification for state pensions

Pension receipt notifications for statutory pensions can be requested online at

www.deutsche-rentenversicherung.de/steuerbescheinigung.

If you received the form for your annual tax return in the past, an up-to-date printed version will now be sent to you by mail between mid-January and the end of February. You don't have to do anything else. Additional information and contact options for the pension receipt notification for statutory pension benefits can be found in our FAQs for Statutory Pensions.

Note: The Pension Service cannot issue you with pension receipt notifications for state pension benefits.

2. Pension receipt notification for company pension benefits

For company pension benefits paid by Deutsche Post Pension Service on behalf of your previous employer, you will automatically receive a pension receipt notification for the previous calendar year by mail sometime between mid-March and the start of April. You don't have to do anything else. Additional information and contact options for the pension receipt notification for company pension benefits are available in our FAQs for company pensioners and allowance beneficiaries.

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