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After 40 years of work, pensioner moves into a caravan due to small pension

05.09.2026 11:43 1 min 1 source РУС
Berliner Kurier DEU
After 40 years of work, pensioner moves into a caravan due to small pension
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Waltraud, an 80-year-old from Ludwigshafen, after 40 years of work receives a pension of about 1,050 euros, half of which goes to rent. She bought a 25-square-meter tiny house on wheels for 10,000 euros and is moving to a campsite. Transport cost 1,300 euros, covered by her daughter and son-in-law. Because her pension exceeds the threshold by 10 euros, she cannot claim social benefits.

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After 40 years of work, pensioner moves into a caravan due to small pension

05.09.2026 Berliner Kurier DEU Original source

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