They are subject to indexation on March 1 of each year. The increase in inflation means that benefit payments are higher recently, but not everyone realizes that this may directly affect the amounts of additional benefits, such as the 14th pension. It turns out that the provisions in the proposed act regarding the payment of “fourteen” may make the payment lower for many seniors.
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For whom will the 14th pension 2023 be granted? Income threshold unchanged?
initially it was supposed to be a one-time benefit, but payments are also to be made this year. It turns out that the new bill assumes that fewer seniors will benefit from the extra money. Why? Because although the basic amount is to be equal to the indexed minimum pension, the income threshold will not be updated.
According to the draft, the benefit will be due to eligible seniors in the amount of the lowest old-age pension applicable from the 1st of a given year, and thus to persons whose benefit before deductions does not exceed PLN 2,900. If this amount is exceeded, the “fourteen” is to be reduced in accordance with the “one zloty for one zloty” principle.
The amounts of benefits paid in fixed prices decrease in subsequent years due to the decreasing number of beneficiaries. This is due to the fact that the indexation of benefits takes into account a certain (20%) increase resulting from the increase in real wages, which affects the increase in benefits. However, the threshold for receiving the benefit remains unchanged throughout the period
– it was written in the next additional annual cash benefit for pensioners of May 17, 2023.
14. pension 2023. How much will it be? This is worth knowing about
The records also include the lowest possible benefit amount. This should be at least PLN 50.
The draft act proposes that the amount of the next additional annual cash benefit should amount to at least PLN 50. Therefore, if the amount of the next additional annual cash benefit is lower than PLN 50, this benefit will not be granted.
At the same time, the draft provides for the possibility of changing the amount of the 14th old-age pension to a higher one by 31 October of a given year. The persons who will not be entitled to any additional benefit have also been specified. These are those whose right to benefits has been suspended on the last day of the month preceding the month of payment of the next additional annual cash benefit.
Source: Gazeta
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