According to a report by the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland, Health Minister Warken is planning to increase the contribution surcharge for childless people in long-term care insurance by 0.1 percentage points. Currently, childless people pay a surcharge of 0.6 percent of their gross income. The exact timing of the reform is still open.
Long-term care insurance has been under financial pressure for years. Rising costs due to more people in need of care and higher personnel costs are straining the system. The planned increase is intended to help keep contributions stable.
EuroPulse reported on May 23, 2026, about the creation of the Basic Law, which anchors social security in Germany: 75 Basic Law: How Germany’s provisional constitution came into being.
Source: BR
