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What should be the minimum pension? Pensioners indicated the amount

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Fakt asked pensioners what they think the minimum pension should be in Poland. The amount indicated by the majority of respondents is almost twice the current level of the lowest benefit.

As of March, the minimum pension in Poland is PLN 1,588.44 gross, and the net pension is PLN 1,445.48. To receive benefits in this amount, you must have appropriate work experience (20 years for women, 25 years for men). People who have not achieved this experience are in a more difficult situation.

What should be the minimum pension? Twice as much as now

It turns out that every year in our country the number of people who are not entitled to a minimum pension is increasing. There are currently more than 365,000 of them, up from less than 24,000 in 2011, meaning that there has been a more than fifteen-fold increase in just over ten years. The lowest pension currently paid by ZUS is PLN 1.00. It is received by a woman who has paid a fee for one day of work under a mandate agreement.

Fakt asked older people what they think the minimum pension should be in Poland: according to 7% of respondents, it should be at least 2,000 zlotys, 17.4% believe that it should be at least 2,500 zlotys. 73.5% believe that the minimum benefit should be at least PLN 3,000 net.

The newspaper points out that not only does it make no sense to count on such a pension, but you can also forget about the record indexation next year, which is due to the slowdown in inflation in our country. Indexation – taking into account the latest inflation figures – could reach 11.9% in 2024. Then the minimum pension will increase from March 1 next year from the current PLN 1,588.44 to PLN 1,777.46 gross. Elderly people will receive PLN 1,617.48 in cash. This is almost two times less than the amount indicated in the study.

Designed by: Radoslaw Święciki
Source: In fact, Wprost.pl
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