According to the data provided to our editorial office by the Social Security Administration, the number of pensioners earning extra money from year to year is growing. At the end of 2022, 826,000 people were employed. aged people.
Despite significant indexation of pensions and benefits in the form of the thirteenth or fourteenth pension, the financial situation of Polish pensioners, especially in the era of the highest inflation in the last 25 years, is not easy.
How many pensioners are working?
It is not surprising that many retirees decide to earn extra money for good. This group is growing from year to year, as evidenced by the data provided by the Social Security Administration (SIA) provided to our editors. – At the end of 2022, 826,000 people were employed. pensioners (+1.6% yoy). They amounted to 13.5 percent. pensioners and 6% of the number of people employed in the national economy - This was reported to Wprost.pl by Pavel Zhebrovsky, a representative of the Social Security Administration.
Meanwhile, at the end of 2021, 812.9 thousand people worked. pensioners, which means that during the year their number increased by more than 13,000 people. working pensioners. At the end of 2020, 777.6 thousand people worked. People.
Restrictions for early retirees
According to ZUS, about 95 percent. working pensioners - people aged 60/65 and older. The rest are people up to the statutory retirement age (60 years for women, 65 years for men), i.e., the so-called. early retirees. These people must remember that when deciding to get a job, they must keep in mind the so-called income limits, which change quarterly. Exceeding them can lead to a reduction or even termination of the pension payment. In the first case, the limit is PLN 4,713.50 gross from March. However, you must take into account the suspension of benefits if you earn PLN 8,753.60 gross. The next limit change will take place in early June.
ZUS data show that the largest number of working pensioners are residents of the Mazowieckie and Silesian Voivodeships (16.2% and 14.5% respectively). The smallest group of pensioners engaged in professional activities are residents of the Opolskie Voivodeship (2.2%).
Among working pensioners subject to health insurance, the largest group is made up of persons working under an employment contract (39.1%). A slightly smaller group is made up of persons engaged in non-agricultural activities (29%) and persons working under a commission agreement (26%). Among working pensioners, who are also subject to pension insurance and disability insurance, the majority are those working under an employment contract (59%).
Source: Wprost
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