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You dream of traveling, but you can’t afford it
Elena, who is repairing shoes in Panevėžys, is 85 years old. As she told LNK News, the former economist founded the company 30 years ago and not only resurrects her shoes for a second life, but has also created a job for someone else.
Master IT, manages the accounting of your company. Elena’s pension, who has 62 years of service, is 562 euros. As she herself says, living frugally is enough.
“Just eat, just dress, pay taxes and then what to do? I’m not going anywhere to drive, “Elena told LNK News.
He made no secret of his desire for a larger pension.
“At least more than a thousand,” Elena admitted.
Other seniors also dream of higher pensions.
“As I am used to always living modestly and I have always had enough, it is still enough, but if there were more, it would be much better,” said another senior on television.
Other interviewees also admit that they believe pensions should reach at least $ 1,000. euros.
“A thousand of them so you can travel somewhere,” said the older one.
The man interviewed, in turn, had a different opinion.
“Looking abroad, we have a miser, but don’t drink, don’t smoke and that’s enough,” he said.
Older people admit that they cannot afford to entertain themselves or travel.
“It just came to our knowledge then. Now the opportunities are greater, both to travel and to go somewhere, to see. (…) Now we have to tell everything. Not only to count, those prices push us to despair,” he said the senior.
The government plans to increase pensions
Perhaps how much hope the government’s plans to increase pensions will give people.
“Pension indexing will be the next job we consider. Sodra is now doing the math. We believe that the surplus that Sodra will accumulate both this year and next, until 2024, should continue to be directed not to the reserve, but to one more indexing. fast on pensions, ”said Monika Navickienė, Minister of Social Security and Labor.
The government plans to increase the average pension to 480 euros next year. Now it is € 40 less. It is planned to increase the pension even more in a couple of years.
“We set ourselves the goal that the average pension for people who have accumulated seniority is at least 550 euros in 2024,” explained M. Navickienė.
No additional money will be needed from the budget, according to the minister. The accumulated surplus of Sodra will be enough.
Pension growth is not felt
People are happy with the government’s plans to increase pensions, but say that with the rapid rise in prices, such an increase is not being felt.
“It just came to our attention then. I really don’t feel that addition,” said the senior LNK interviewed.
“You can want a lot, and not always go out to have, get. We should be glad we did it, ”said another participant.
Pensions increase every year, increasing on average as much as the economy and the population’s wage fund grow. Pensions have increased by an average of just over 9 percent this year. For example, for those with the required duration of service: 41 euros to 440.
The Ministry of Social Security and Labor seeks to link the faster indexing formula to the poverty rate. The poverty rate for older people is now 32% and should drop to 25% by 2030.
There are more than 600 thousand in Lithuania. elderly retirees.
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