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According to the Minister of Social Security and Labor, Monika Navickienė, spending on social security pensions will represent the largest part: 3,823 million. euros.
“The amount of money allocated to pensions is 9.7 percent. more than expected in 2020. The increase in these costs is due to the expected increase in pensions according to the coefficient calculated for 2021. The average annual old-age pension, with the required seniority, is expected to increase by € 40.6 in the next few years, or 10%. The average pension will reach 440 euros ”, said M. Navickienė in the Seimas.
The former Minister of Social Security and Labor, Linas Kukuraitis, asked about the possibility of pensions for lonely people.
“Isn’t it the expectation caused by lonely retirees that there will be pensions from July 1 and the budget doesn’t foresee this?” L. Kukuraitis asked.
We believe that in 2021 it would be possible to start paying this type of pension. For this, preliminary estimates are provided of how many such people there could be if we equate the benefit in 2021 to the average widow’s pension of € 28 today. Once we have a project, how many people could there be, what budget is needed, then the first money is provided. And in 2022, we will try to move to a more sustainable model and more money, ”said M. Navickienė.
If the Seimas approves it, next year the child’s money will increase from 60 to 70 euros. The supplement (41 EUR) is paid to children with disabilities, as well as children from large or low-income families, that is, the child’s money for disabled, children from large families or low-income will amount to 111 euros a month.
Beginning in September next year, not only children from low-income families, preschool and first grade, but also all second graders are expected to receive free lunch at educational institutions.
Old-age and disability pensions will increase by 9.58% next year. Not only will the old-age pension increase by this percentage, but also early retirement pensions, disability pensions, widowhood and orphan pensions.
It is estimated that the average old-age pension with the required service time in 2021 will reach 440 euros, and the average pension – 413 euros. Currently, the average old-age pension with the required seniority is EUR 400 and the average pension is EUR 377.
In 2021, the minimum wage, which is paid only for unskilled work, will rise from € 607 to € 642 “on paper.” “In the hands” would mean a salary increase from € 447 to € 467 if the person does not accumulate in the second pension pillar.
Next year, salaries should also increase slightly for civil servants, civil servants, employees of state and municipal budgetary institutions, politicians and judges, as the base amount of the official salary is increased from 176 to 177 euros.
It is proposed to approve the amount of the average national salary applied to the calculation of the contribution base of those insured to the state social security in 2021 – 1,352.7 euros.
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