In 2021, the draft of internships submitted by President Andrzej Duda was submitted to the Sejm. The second project was submitted by trade unionists from “Solidarity”. Both have been stuck in the parliamentary freezer for the time being. They differ mainly in the working age necessary for early retirement. The draft law prepared by “Solidarity” assumes that women will be able to retire after 35 years of work and men after 40 years of work. The presidential draft requires a seniority of 39 years for women and 44 years for men, as well as accumulated adequate pension capital allowing for the payment of at least the lowest pension. According to Dziennik Zachodni, internship pensions in 2023 may apply to almost 160,000 people.
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Traineeship pensions. The latest information and calculations
Assuming that in 2023 the project prepared by President Andrzej Duda will enter into force, women aged 53 and men aged 58 will be able to retire, provided that they started work at the age of 18 and invested in the appropriate capital. Contributions must be sufficient to pay out 120% of the salary. minimum pension. In 2023, it cannot be lower than PLN 1,588.44 gross. As he calculated if all entitled persons decide to take advantage of the internship pension, in 2023 over 156,000 Poles will take it. This means an increase in spending on pensions by PLN 2.47 billion. These costs are expected to decrease in the coming years.
Internship pensions 2023. What does the expert think about them?
As Antoni Kolek from the Pension Institute noted in an interview with the Pension Institute, internship pensions will work only in combination with an increased retirement age. This solution will ensure that the pension system will not collapse. – That is, the first step, we are raising the retirement age to 67, and the second, we are actually introducing internship pensions. Then it is a reasonable solution that we can support – he stressed. Otherwise, according to the expert, the costs will be too high.
The bill is to be considered by the Parliament. Traineeship pensions – the latest news from the Prime Minister
At the end of December 2022, when asked about apprenticeship pensions, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki reassured voters. He assured that the project will be dealt with by a special committee. – In accordance with the promise given to the trade unions, given to Solidarity, we have appointed such a commission under the direction of Minister Marek Kuchciński and all topics, including seniority pensions, are on the agenda of this committee – Prime Minister Morawiecki.
Source: Gazeta
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