Currently, after the death of a spouse, a widow has two options, she can collect her own or the survivor’s pension from her deceased husband, which is 85 percent of the widow’s pension. the benefit he was entitled to (if he is the only person entitled to receive the benefit). Unfortunately, this solution is not always beneficial.
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In order to receive a survivor’s pension, the widow must additionally meet one of the following:
- at the time of the spouse’s death be over 50 years old or be incapable of work
- bring up at least one of the children, grandchildren or siblings entitled to a survivor’s pension who are under the age of 16, and if they are studying at school, then 18 years of age
- take care of a child completely incapable of work and independent existence or completely incapable of work, entitled to a survivor’s pension,
- has reached the age of 50 or has become incapable of work after the death of her husband, but not later than 5 years after his death or ceasing to bring up children
Unfortunately, the solution with 85 percent. benefits after marriage is not always beneficial, which is why many women give it up. It is worth knowing that with the valorization that will take place on March 1, the widow’s pension will increase. As reported in November, the Ministry of Family and Social Policy indicated that the lowest family pension would increase from PLN 1,338.44 to PLN 1,588.44. Benefits due to the amount-percentage indexation will increase by a minimum of PLN 250 or the indexation index, which is to be record-breaking and amount to at least 13.8%. This will translate into an increase in widows’ wages.
Will the widow get double benefits? The left collects 100,000 signatures
Members of the Left and the National Alliance of Trade Unions have prepared a civic bill “”, which would change the rules for receiving a pension after a husband. It assumes that she will be entitled to a double benefit:
- own pension plus 50% family pension after the deceased husband,
- family pension after the deceased husband and a 50 percent supplement. own benefit.
The upper limit would be three times the average pension, i.e. PLN 7,600. The draft was first submitted to the parliament in May, but since then it has been kept in the parliamentary freezer. Currently, the Left collects 100,000. signatures to be able to present it to the Sejm.
Source: Gazeta
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