For some seniors, the Social Insurance Institution may pay additional money in the form of an honorary benefit. However, not everyone will get cash. In order to receive it, one very important condition must be met. Who can count on a monthly power supply to the household budget? We suggest.
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Honorary benefit for seniors. Who can get them?
An honorary benefit is awarded to anyone who reaches the age of 100. ZUS will pay them every month and for the rest of your life along with . This benefit is granted ex officio, so there is no need to submit applications for people receiving an old-age or disability pension. When the senior turns 100, he will receive additional money along with the payment of the next benefit.
What about centenarians who do not receive an old-age or disability pension? In their situation, the honorary benefit will also be granted, but in order to receive it, they must submit a . They will do it in person or through a proxy. However, no other conditions need to be met. The amount of benefits or health status does not matter.
How much is the honor benefit? The amount is not the same for everyone
The honorary benefit changes from year to year, so on March 1, 2023 it increased to PLN 5,540. Currently, about 2,700 people receive this supplement, but not all receive it in the same amount. All thanks to the mechanism of the honor benefit. The amount that the senior will receive is the amount that was determined in the year in which the retiree turned 100 years old. And this is what she will get every month for the rest of her life, because it is not indexed. A senior who will celebrate his 100th birthday from March 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024 will receive PLN 5,540. In 2022, it was PLN 4,944.79.
Source: Gazeta
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