Pensions
Working pensioners stand to reap benefits
Working pensioners have four months to apply on the special platform of the Single Social Security Entity (EFKA) to have the 10% special contribution deducted from their wage which will eventually lead to an increase in their pensions to the tune of up to 3,500 euros annually.
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Pension, healthcare contributions to rise for self-employed
The vast majority of self-employed professionals, who choose the lowest (or first) social security category, will pay almost 8 euros per month or €95.52 per year more in their contributions for main pensions and healthcare, in line with the inflation rate of 2023.
New rules for pensions are in force: the PDI fund changed the provisions
According to the amendments to the Law on Pension and Disability Insurance (PDI), which entered into force on September 15, 2023, effective from January 1, 2024, in the event of the death of a pensioner, the amounts of pensions and cash benefits belong to the last day of the month in which the beneficiary is passed away, announced the PIO Fund.
This is the highest pension in Serbia
According to the last available statistical report of the Serbian PDI Fund, the highest pension in Serbia is exactly RSD 200,475.
Practically, and as per the Law on PDI, no retired person in Serbia can register more than 45 years of service or a personal coefficient higher than 3.8. Thus, therefore, the pension is "fixed" at this amount.
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Bulgaria's Pension Duration Among Shortest in the EU
Bulgaria holds the distinction of having the shortest average pension duration among European Union nations. Across EU member states, retirement pensions typically last between 15 to 25 years. However, in Bulgaria, men receive pensions for an average of 14 years, while women receive them for nearly 19 years.
New Pension Rules In Bulgaria: Higher Retirement Age, Service Demands
As of January 1, significant alterations have been implemented in the retirement age and mandatory service duration, impacting pension entitlements for both men and women.
Unique real-world data shows early retirement hastens cognitive decline
The novel research focused on government health data from a pension program introduced in China in 2009
Pension raise to amount to 3% next year
The pension increase for 2024 has been determined at 3%, with the first payment in January already scheduled for just before Christmas.
This practically means that retirees will receive a national pension raised from the current 413.76 euros to €426.17 (an increase of €12.41).
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1.65 million citizens receive RSD 20,000 today. Mali: "The payout has begun"
"The payment has already started, the state allocated more than RSD 33 billion of additional aid for our oldest fellow citizens, which is in line with the current state policy of caring for the community and the individual in the years of crisis," Mali said.
Second job could raise your pension
People who work a second job beyond their main, full-time occupation, will enjoy higher pensions when their retire, Labor and Social Insurance Minister Adonis Georgiadis has told Kathimerini.
Georgiadis has drafted a bill allowing a second job, provided that total daily employment does not exceed 13 hours.
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