The cost of living is rising and it cannot be denied that these changes are mainly felt by seniors. The financial difficulties they face can keep them awake at night. The prices of food, medicines and rehabilitation treatments are rising, which primarily affects widows and widowers. That’s why an anonymous petitioner started a petition, sharing with the Senate an idea to introduce a new .
300 plus for widows and widowers. A petition has been submitted to the Senate
An anonymous applicant filed a petition for the introduction of a new benefit to be addressed to widows and widowers. In it we can read, among other things, that:
After the death of a spouse, people have to deal with financial difficulties to a greater extent, because they live on only one pension (purchase of medicines, rehabilitation and others).
The author points out that widows and widowers are left in a difficult financial situation after the death of their spouses. He proposed in the petition to introduce a new benefit:
I propose that single spouses (widow, widower) be covered by a monthly benefit of PLN 300 or a one-time financial gratification in [kwocie – przyp. red.] established by the Committee on Petitions and the Rule of Law.
PLN 300 a month would be paid to seniors for life after the death of their partner. The condition to get them would be the length of marriage, which would be at least 45 years of service. The petition was submitted by an anonymous petitioner in response to a “500 plus” payment for long-term married couples, which would exclude widows and widowers.
The petition needs to be considered. Is there a chance that the benefit will come into effect?
“” informs that the Senate will have to consider a petition submitted by an anonymous applicant, but it is unlikely that it will be introduced in this form. This is mentioned by Dr. Antoni Kolek from the Pension Institute, noting that it is not the length of marriage that should be the criterion when granting the supplement, but the financial situation of individual seniors. As he himself says:
In this case, it is difficult to point to arguments that the benefit should be limited only to long-term married couples.
Source: Gazeta
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