Economy

Social Security denies a widow's pension to a woman who decided to return to her husband after a separation, but who did not inform the court: the Supreme Court endorses it

Social Security denies a widow’s pension to a woman who decided to return to her husband after a separation, but who did not inform the court: the Supreme Court endorses it

A woman has lost her widow’s pension after Social Security denied it for being legally separated and not having officially communicated her reconciliation, despite having resumed living together with her husband and having had a second child after the separation. In this sense, the Supreme Court explains that the fact ...

A retiree who receives 1,100 euros in pension: "Half of it is to pay the rent and bills. I can only afford to eat once a day and I have a child in my care. Retirement is a misery"

A retiree who receives 1,100 euros in pension: “Half of it is to pay the rent and bills. I can only afford to eat once a day and I have a child in my care. Retirement is a misery”

Increasingly retirees confess that they live just enough and that the pension money is no longer enough to cover the basics. After decades of work, many seniors face old age with a mix of frustration and fear: rents are rising, the shopping basket becomes more expensive and purchasing power is ...