Officials cheer: 1.2 billion euros in additional payments for 200,000 families!

Officials cheer: 1.2 billion euros in additional payments for 200,000 families!

There is exciting news in the area of ​​civil servant pay in Cologne. Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt is bringing a breath of fresh air to the salaries of almost 200,000 federal civil servants in Germany. Loud Mercury he is planning a comprehensive salary reform, which will result in additional payments totaling 1.2 billion euros. Families with large children in particular should benefit from this reform, as part of the increase specifically meets these needs.

This reform will apply retroactively to the last five years. However, it only affects federal civil servants and leaves out state and local government employees. Other projects to adjust salaries have mostly failed in the past, but the legal obligation to comply with the alimony principle makes rejection of the current draft law almost impossible.

The path to implementation

The draft law to revise salary law is due to be presented in November 2025. The Haufe -Portal makes an interesting statement about this: On November 6, 2024, the Federal Cabinet passed a corresponding draft law, which is known as the “Federal Salary and Pension Adequacy Act”. The aim is to take into account the decisions of the Federal Constitutional Court and to improve the pay and care of federal civil servants.

A central point of the reform is the adjustment of the starting salary in the simple and middle service. In addition, a supplementary living allowance (AEZ) was introduced, the amount of which is based on rent levels under housing benefit law and family circumstances. Soldiers and recipients of federal payments are also affected by these regulations. When determining the minimum provision needs, the partner's income is even taken into account as long as it does not exceed the limit of a mini-job.

Important changes for civil servants

In light of recent developments, such as the twelve percent increase in citizens' allowances since January 2024, the need for action on civil servants' allowances is becoming increasingly urgent. The Mercury also reports that advance payments for December 2025 have already been decided. The full additional payments to the civil servants could reach their accounts at the end of 2025 or beginning of 2026.

In summary, it can be said that the hoped-for salary reform could provide significant relief for many civil servants. The coming months will be crucial to see how effective these measures are in practice and what impact they will have on officers' quality of life. It remains to be seen how the political framework will develop - especially in view of the uncertain future for the bill after the break of the traffic light coalition.