CSU General Secretary Martin Huber has defended the Mothers’ Pension, which is considered a key prestige project for his party, following criticism originating from the labor wing of the CDU. Speaking to “Bild,” Huber stated that the pension is a matter of both justice and recognition, noting that almost ten million women in Germany benefit from the scheme.
The pushback came from Dennis Radtke, head of the Christian Democratic Employees of Germany (CDA), who advocated for the abolition of the Mothers’ Pension in the “Bild am Sonntag.”
Huber strongly criticized Radtke’s initiative, arguing that reinstating the scrapping of the Mothers’ Pension would be “antisocial and unfair.” He expressed confusion over how the chair of the CDU’s social wing could even question the policy. For Huber, the position of the CSU is unequivocally clear: the Mothers’ Pension will remain in place.
