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[Maintenance payments to the elderly (author's transl)].

U Leitner

    Aktuelle Gerontologie
    |July 1, 1978
    PubMed
    Summary

    Financial support from children to older parents is common, but often a form of recompense rather than genuine welfare assistance. This private support may undermine the intent of social welfare legislation.

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    Area of Science:

    • Sociology
    • Social Policy
    • Gerontology

    Context:

    • Examines the financial interdependence between adult children and their aging parents in the Federal Republic of Germany.
    • Addresses the sociopolitical importance of private financial support in relation to public welfare claims under the Federal Social Welfare Scheme (Bundessozialhilfegesetz).

    Purpose:

    • To investigate the extent to which older individuals rely on financial contributions from their children.
    • To determine if these private payments constitute a genuine alternative to public welfare support or serve as recompense for past support.

    Summary:

    • Approximately 1 in 14 households provide financial maintenance to older relatives.
    • Evidence suggests these payments are frequently recompense for material or other support from the older generation.
    • This private financial support may be perceived as 'private relief,' potentially conflicting with social welfare legislation objectives.

    Impact:

    • Highlights the complex nature of intergenerational financial transfers and their implications for social welfare policy.
    • Suggests a need to re-evaluate the definition and application of private support in the context of social assistance eligibility.
    • Informs policy decisions regarding the balance between private familial obligations and public social security provisions for the elderly.

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