Berlin in the social security dilemma: more co-determination required!

Berlin in the social security dilemma: more co-determination required!

The Federal Commissioner for the Social Elections, Peter Weiß, demands anchoring social self -administration in the Basic Law in order to strengthen democracy and to stabilize the social systems in Germany. In his speech, he emphasized that the previous procedure was no longer wearable. Specifically, this concern concerns the self-administration bodies of social security, including health, unemployment, pension and accident insurance. White emphasizes that the insured should receive more freedom of choice when using their contributions and services.

In the last social elections in 2023, around 52 million people were entitled to vote, but only every fifth actually took part, which represents a decline of almost eight percentage points compared to 2017. Experts argue that social security issues have the potential for exciting election campaigns, but often legislators often decide beforehand about benefits and contributions, which limits the claimant's say. According to Weiss, these developments could lead to the fact that the voting is gaining in importance in the future, as www.nordbayern.de reports .