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March 23, 2023

Anhebung des Pensionsantrittsalters für Frauen – Stichtage stehen fest

March 21, 2023

English version below

Zusammenfassung

Was schon seit 1992 beschlossen war, wird nun für betroffene Frauen Realität: Die Angleichung des Regelpensionsalters der Frauen an jenes der Männer. Mit einer aktuellen Gesetzesänderung, die als „Klarstellung“ dienen soll, wurden nun die Stichtage für die schrittweise Angleichung des Regelpensionsalters für Frauen festgelegt – lesen Sie mehr dazu im nachstehenden Beitrag.

Im Detail

Im Jahr 1992 wurde die schrittweise Angleichung des Pensionsantrittsalters von Frauen an jenes der Männer per Bundesverfassungsgesetz beschlossen. Das Regelpensionsalter der Frauen soll demnach zwischen 2024 bis 2033 sukzessive von 60 auf 65 Jahre erhöht werden. Zu diesem Zwecke wurden nun – vor allem da es Interpretationsunterschiede des Gesetzestextes gab – die entsprechenden Stichtage fixiert. Demnach können Frauen, die zwischen 1. Jänner 1964 und 30. Juni 1964 geboren sind, erst mit 60,5 Jahren (statt 60 Jahren) in Pension gehen. In Halbjahresschritten wird das Regelpensionsalter weiter erhöht, sodass Frauen, die nach dem 30. Juni 1968 geboren sind, mit 65 Jahren ihre Pension antreten können.

Übersicht der Erhöhung des Pensionsantrittsalters für Frauen

GeburtsdatumRegelpensionsalter
1. Jänner 1964 bis 30. Juni 196460,5. Lebensjahr
1. Juli 1964 bis 31. Dezember 196461. Lebensjahr
1. Jänner 1965 bis 30. Juni 196561,5. Lebensjahr
1. Juli 1965 bis 31. Dezember 196562. Lebensjahr
1. Jänner 1966 bis 30. Juni 196662,5. Lebensjahr
1. Juli 1966 bis 31. Dezember 196663. Lebensjahr
1. Jänner 1967 bis 30. Juni 196763,5. Lebensjahr
1. Juli 1967 bis 31. Dezember 196764. Lebensjahr
1. Jänner 1968 bis 30. Juni 196864,5. Lebensjahr
nach dem 30. Juni 196865. Lebensjahr

Von dieser Konkretisierung des Gesetzes unberührt bleibt die Mindestanzahl an Versicherungsmonaten, welche erworben werden müssen, damit ein Anspruch auf Alterspension besteht. Personen, die ab dem 1. Jänner 1955 geboren sind, müssen 180 Versicherungsmonate (davon 84 Versicherungsmonate als Erwerbstätiger) bis zum Pensionsstichtag erworben haben.

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English version

Increase of the retirement age for women – effective dates have been announced

Summary

What had already been decided in 1992 is now becoming reality for affected women: the equalization of the standard retirement age for women with that of men. With a recent legislative amendment, which is intended to serve as a “clarification”, the effective dates for raising the standard retirement age for women have now been set – read more about this in the article below.

In detail

In 1992, a Federal Constitutional Law was passed to gradually bring the retirement age of women into line with that of men. The retirement age is therefore to be gradually increased from age 60 to age 65 between year 2024 and year 2033. For this purpose – especially since there were differences in interpretation of the wording of the law – the corresponding effective dates were now stated. Accordingly, women born between 1 January 1964 and 30 June 1964 can only retire at the age of 60.5 (instead of age 60). The standard retirement age will continuously be raised in half-year steps, so that women born after 30 June 1968 will be able to retire at the age of 65.

Overview of the increase in the retirement age of women

Date of birthStandard retirement age
1 January 1964 to 30 June 196460.5
1 July 1964 to 31 December 196461
1 January 1965 to 30 June 196561.5
1 July 1965 to 31 December 196562
1 January 1966 to 30 June 196662.5
1 July 1966 bis 31. December 196663
1 January 1967 to 30 June 196763.5
1 July 1967 to 31 December 196764
1 January 1968 to 30 June 196864.5
after 30 June 196865

This concretisation of the law does not affect the required minimum number of insurance months that are to be acquired in order to be entitled to an old-age pension. Persons born on or after 1 January 1955 must have acquired 180 insurance months (84 insurance months as an employed person) before their effective retirement age date.

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© 2023 Vialto Partners. All rights reserved. Vialto or Vialto Partners refers to CD&R Galaxy UK Opco Limited and any affiliate or subsidiary, as well as any member firm of the network of separate, independent member firms or firms working with CD&R Galaxy UK Opco Limited pursuant to a cooperation agreement or the equivalent. In Austria, Galaxy Steuerberatungs GmbH is an independent member of the network.