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The portal tv3.lt has already written that in February many people received lower benefits than in January. This article has received a lot of attention from readers and many comments.
The reader Ángel said it and did not understand why they had cut his money.
“Tell me why I got a lower pension this month. If you’ve already collected it, pay what you paid in January. There are many indignant people. After all, my pension is a cock tear. “Why didn’t you cut it down for those who get more? Please explain,” the woman comforted.
Reader Stase was outraged that it was impossible to earn a living on the lowest pensions:
“What is here through calculations, that annoy people? Perhaps retirees are no longer human? Try, Mr. Minister, to live with 260 euros. Stop making fun of me!”
Reader Bronislava thinks similarly:
“It just came to our attention then. For me, it’s a benefit. After working for almost 42 years. And when will they increase? It seems to me that when will the Seimas members retire. Well, I won’t.”
At that moment, Violeta is convinced that speeches on the welfare state will remain languages:
“A problem with those pensions. A kind of nonsense. Those who received high pensions will receive even higher pensions, and those poor with a pension of less than 300 euros will receive even smaller pensions, and what kind of well-being can we talk about, since we were beggars and will continue to be, you will not get any improvement ” .
According to the specialists interviewed, the main reason why pensions were lower for a part of the population in February is that in January (for the previous December) higher premiums were paid to people receiving the lowest pensions.
The point is a reduced premium
Saulius Jarmalis, the head of Sodra’s communication department, recalled this in 2021. Social security pensions increased by 9.58%.
According to him, those who receive the lowest pensions receive pension supplements. The amount of all pensions received by those who have the required time of service (now 32 years) cannot be less than the minimum consumption needs. Last year it was 257 euros and this year, 260 euros.
“If a person has not accumulated the required service time, they pay less. So, the amount of the bonus depends on the ratio of the length of service available to that required,” explained S. Jarmalis.
He confirmed that after indexing pensions, some residents can receive a lower pension supplement.
“For example, the old-age pension of a resident with the required seniority last year was 230 euros and it was less than 257 euros. As a result, he also received a supplement of EUR 27 for small pensioners.
After indexation, his pension in 2021. reached 250 euros in January. Pensions are paid for the current month, so that in January the resident received a pension of 250 euros. At that time, the previous month’s bonuses are paid. Thus, in January, the resident received a December supplement, which was calculated on the basis of the pension received in December and amounted to 27 euros. So, in January, the person received a total of 277 euros, ”said S. Jarmalis.
According to him, in February, said resident received an increased pension: 250 euros and a supplement for January, which amounts to 10 euros, so the total amount of pensions and benefits is not less than 260 euros.
Thus, compared to January, the resident received a lower amount, but compared to 2020. in December, this amount increased ”, explained the owner.
There may be other reasons
According to the Sodra representative, other pension benefits can also lower the premium. For example, if a widow’s pension is granted to a resident, the bonus is reduced or may not be paid if the person’s income after receiving the widow’s pension exceeds 260 euros. This year, the basic amount of the widow’s pension has risen to € 28.63.
“Some people’s pensions will not only be indexed from January, but will also be renewed. These changes will affect retirees and disabled people who worked and paid social security pension contributions last year.
For most of these beneficiaries, pensions will increase due to additional service time and units of account. How much the pension of a working retiree or a disabled person will increase will depend on the income from work and the social contributions paid for pensions, ”commented S. Jarmalis.
He assured that small pensioners whose pension (or the amount of various pensions they receive) does not exceed € 260 after the renewal would continue to receive pension supplements.
Some for the current month, some for the previous month
Asked why some benefits or bonuses are paid for the current month and others for the previous one, Edita Banienė, Head of the Communication Department of the Ministry of Social Security and Labor, reported:
“Advance pensions, social assistance pensions and pension supplements are paid from the previous month because there are additional conditions for their payment related to employment, other income or the receipt of pensions.
Those Social Security pensions that are not affected by the fact of employment, the collection of other pensions or income will be paid for the current month.
According to the manager, other short-term social security benefits are granted and transferred to the accounts of the population within the established period from the date of application for the benefit.
It is alleged that the specific deadlines for the granting and payment of benefits are defined in the relevant government resolutions.
According to Sodra, last December, the average old-age pension with the required service time was 400 euros, and without the required service time, 210 euros.
Old-age pensions are currently paid at 616 thousand. population, widows and orphans – 240 thousand, and inability to work – 128 thousand. Lithuanian population.
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