Topics: Article 2 Fund
Pensions and Comparable Payments That Are Not Considered Income
The German Ministry of Finance has determined that “old-age pensions and pensions on account of reduced earning capacity, occupational accident, occupational illness, or death, or comparable benefits” should not be included in calculating an applicant’s income for the purpose of an application to the Article 2 Fund. According to the German Ministry of Finance, the […]
Article 2 Fund: Overview & History
The Claims Conference has approved over 100,000 Holocaust survivors for payment from this fund and has paid a total of approximately $4.9 billion. From the earliest negotiations, in 1952, West Germany recognized its obligations in principle to provide compensation to Holocaust survivors. In contrast, despite the Claims Conference’s many efforts, the Communist East German government […]
