Congress proposes that the basic pension in the ONP be equal to the RMV

the congressman Paul Gutierrez (Bloque Magisterial) presented Bill No. 5242, which establishes an increase in the minimum pension for retirees from the National Pension System (SNP).

Thus, the pensioners of the ONP and beneficiaries of the social security system of the Decree Law 19990 Those with 20 years of contributions and 65 years of age would receive a minimum retirement amount equivalent to a current minimum living wage, currently set at S/1,025.

The reasons? The current pension does not meet the needs of former workers to cover their basic expenses In a context in which inflation closed 2022 at its highest point in almost three decades (8.46%), and it would take until February of next year to normalize —that is, between 1% and 3%—, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).

It is worth noting that a large part of the retirees in these public schemes receive by law between S/500 and S/893 per month.

“This pension must be in line with the cost of living and allow a decent subsistence for the pensioner and their dependents. Unfortunately, in the pensioners of the pension system of Decree Law 19990, they are derisory and put retirees at risk, subjecting them to extreme poverty, ”says the document.

Jorge Montoya (Renovación Popular) is in favor of giving ONP pensioners a bonus while they await the reform of the pension system, which, despite being inevitable, has not yet been debated due to the lack of specific parliamentary proposals and, even, from the Executive. “They (retirees) can’t wait any longer,” said the congressman.

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Path. The text will have to go through commissions to subsequently be debated in plenary.

Previous. Alex ContrerasMinister of Economy, believes that the pension reform must raise the homologation of pensions in the public system, since “there can be no inequalities”.