Applying for an old-age pension for miners who have worked underground for many years

There are special pension regulations for miners. These include the "old-age pension for miners who have worked underground for many years". This old-age pension includes a benefit supplement for many years of underground work and is calculated from all entitlements under general pension insurance and miners' pension insurance.

The year in which you were born determines when you can apply for your pension. The age limit for retirement is being raised in stages:

• Year of birth from 1964: from the age of 62
• Year of birth before 1964: increased to 62

You can find out which age limit applies to you in detail using the pension calculator from Deutsche Rentenversicherung.

Under certain conditions, you can retire at the age of 60. The prerequisite for this is that you

• were born before January 1, 1964 and
• adjustment allowance for employees made redundant from the mining industry or
• have received the miners' compensation benefit.

The qualifying period (minimum insurance period) for the old-age pension for miners who have worked underground for many years is 25 years. In addition to continuous underground work, this also includes months in which you received an adjustment allowance.

Requirements

• You are at least 60 years old.
• You have worked underground for a total of at least 25 years and paid contributions to the miners' pension insurance scheme.

What documents do I need?

• Pension application for miners employed underground for many years
• Identity document (such as identity card, passport, birth certificate or family register)
  

  Unless original documents or certified copies are expressly required, normal copies are sufficient.