Merz’s party wants elderly Germans to sell homes to pay for care
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May 30, 2026
A senior CDU lawmaker says homeowners should use housing wealth before receiving state-funded nursing-home support A senior lawmaker from Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU has proposed requiring Germans to use their homes to pay for elderly care, triggering a political row over social welfare amid the country’s mounting fiscal pressures. The proposal by Albert Stegemann, deputy […]
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