CSU Pushes Expanded Pension Benefits for Mothers in Upcoming Election

The party seeks equal recognition of child-rearing years for all mothers, alongside proposals on language policy and economic reforms.

The CSU proposes granting three pension points for all mothers, regardless of whether their children were born before or after 1992, to address disparities in pension calculations.
Currently, mothers of children born before 1992 receive fewer credited years for child-rearing compared to those with children born later.
The CSU aims to ban the use of gender-inclusive language in federal agencies, going beyond the CDU-CSU joint election platform, which takes a more moderate stance on the issue.
The party's economic platform includes tax cuts, the elimination of citizen's income ('Bürgergeld'), and a new requirement for climate policies to pass an 'employment-friendly' assessment.
Friedrich Merz, CDU leader and the Union's chancellor candidate, is set to join the CSU's winter retreat next week as a key guest.