The 14th pension will be permanent, but there is a catch.  The latest news may surprise seniors

The 14th pension will be permanent, but there is a catch. The latest news may surprise seniors

An additional cash injection is something that can improve the budget of many seniors. That is why many of them may be pleased that the Ministry of Family and Social Policy has prepared a bill to introduce the 14th pension permanently. There is a catch, however.

According to , the Ministry of Family and Social Policy has prepared a draft law that is to be introduced permanently. However, they point out that some seniors will receive an understated benefit, and some of them will not receive it at all, and all because of the limits that entitle them to receive it.

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14. retirement. Who can get it and what conditions must be met?

Although work is underway to introduce the “fourteen” permanently, not all seniors can be happy about it. According to Fakt.pl, the planned assumptions do not fully coincide with what Law and Justice announced in its election program. To receive the “fourteen”, you must draw a pension at a level below 120 percent. the amount of the average benefit. In 2021, the amount of PLN 2,900 could not be exceeded to receive the full amount of the supplement. In other cases, the “PLN for PLN” mechanism was applied.

Since then, the average pension has increased significantly, but the assumptions of the project of the family ministry do not take this into account. That is why the limit that entitles you to receive the 14th pension is to be the same as in 2021. As a result, many seniors will not receive benefits, although they could get them after updating the thresholds. If you recalculate the threshold according to current rates, 120 percent. the average pension would be approx. It is estimated that if this does not change, persons receiving a benefit of PLN 3,965 will not receive their 14th old-age pension at all.

14. retirement. What can seniors expect?

In addition to the fact that the act does not provide for a change in the limit authorizing the download of “fourteen”, other assumptions can also be found in it. As reported by Fakt.pl, the date of payment of the benefit is to be flexible. In addition, the government is to leave itself the option to change the amount of the 14th old-age pension to a higher than minimum amount.

Source: Gazeta

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