According to a media report, the nursing care insurance company is on the verge of bankruptcy. Discussions are already underway in the traffic light coalition to prevent this. The result could be that social contributions will rise more sharply in 2025 than they have in 20 years.
Apparently the financial situation of the statutory nursing care insurance is even more dramatic than previously publicly known. This is reported by the Germany editorial network, citing coalition circles. According to the government’s current assessment, the long-term care insurance will be insolvent as early as February if no action is taken beforehand. It is said that there are already discussions in the traffic light coalition to prevent bankruptcy.
However, the increase in the contribution rate of 0.2 percentage points previously forecast by the health insurance companies is not enough. The government is assuming a need of 0.25 to 0.3 percentage points. The justification is that a longer phase of government formation is to be expected after the federal election in autumn 2025. The increase must therefore be such that the money is sufficient at least until spring 2026.
Also Health insurance contributions will rise
A general contribution rate of 3.4 percent currently applies to nursing care insurance. Those without children pay 4 percent. There are discounts for families with more than one child under 25. A premium increase of 0.3 points in nursing care would be in addition to the expected increase of 0.7 percentage points in health insurance. This means that social contributions could rise more sharply at the beginning of 2025 than they have in over 20 years.