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In a study conducted in 1992, Louis Harris interviewed 948 elderly people over the age of 65 from Germany in order to have a better understanding of their health care access satisfaction and quality of life. 29% of German elderly are satisfied with their health care. 54% report having fair or poor health; and 38% report having six or more ...
However, childless people who are 23 years or older have to pay a rate of 1.95%. This is paid from the gross amount of wages or pensions but only up to a maximum amount for health insurance from the current €4,012.50 per month. This regulation applies equally to all citizens of Germany since 1. July 1996.
Affordable housing in Germany, also known as social housing, refers to housing that is subsidized by the government to provide affordable rent to low-income households. Social housing is typically owned by the government or by non-profit organizations and is intended to provide decent, affordable housing for those who cannot afford market-rate ...
The German National Association of Senior Citizens' Organizations (German: Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Seniorenorganisationen or BAGSO) is an umbrella organization of about 120 civil society organizations, which together represent several million older people.
The institute itself owns a major proportion of the property it manages, [6] and is one of the largest owners of real estate in Germany. [4] It was estimated that within 2011, the Institute for Federal Real Estate would—due to property transfers—own and manage nearly all real estate used by the federal government of Germany. [5]
By law, the municipalities have access to 25% of the rentals, usually reserving them for the poor, the unemployed, the disabled or mentally ill or any other group dependent on social benefits from the municipality. Over the years, these regulations have created many 'vulnerable residential areas' within the country. Danish public housing has ...
Ninety per cent of the costs are paid by state, regional and local governments through public taxes while the rest of the cost is paid by the parents. [18] In western Germany, regulations of day care are enforced by state youth office (Landesjugendamt) in each Land, which distributes funds to day care centers according to a certain amount.
The patronage of the German Senior Citizens’ Day is in rotation the Federal Chancellor or the Federal President. The president of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, appealed in his opening speech at the German Senior’s Day in 2018 in Dortmund to put the situation in geriatric care on the political agenda. [3]