BIG DIFFERENCES IN THE INCOME OF PENSIONISTS IN SERBIA: Some receive less than 15, and others – 139 thousand dinars!

They all belong to the category of wage earners and independent activities and their monthly income is 15,113 dinars. When compared to the amount that farmers receive, the difference is even greater.

According to statistics from the Pension and Disability Insurance Fund, 122,590 farmers in Serbia receive only 11,881 dinars per month, which is almost 12 times less than pensioners with the thickest envelope. There is a big difference in relation to the average pension check of 27,775 dinars, which shows that the average is five times less than that of the highest paid pensioner.

However, there are almost 200,000 beneficiaries on the list of the Pension and Disability Insurance Fund who must be satisfied with a pension less than the lowest legal amount. This means that they receive less than 15,000 dinars. According to statistics, around 100,000 of the oldest received less than 10,000 dinars.

The payment of all pensions will be full until further notice, and no one could confirm how long it will last, but for now it is certain that we will not return to payment in two parts: the beginning and the end of the month.

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This method existed before for the military and users of agricultural pensions, and for the others it was introduced during the state of emergency, in order to make it easier for pensioners to withdraw money. Also, paying money suddenly reduces the costs of the Pension and Disability Insurance Fund, simplifies the processing of suspensions if they are on the check, and is more suitable for most retirees.

Regarding the amount of the check, observed by branches, the highest average pensions are found in Belgrade 36,129 dinars, in Novi Sad pensioners receive an average of 33,278, Pancevo 30,132 dinars, followed by Vrbas with 28,780 and Subotica with 28,623 dinars.

The Fund notes that the lowest amount of the average pension at this time is received by the village of Novi Pazar at 19,830 dinars, followed by the village of Leskovac at 21,403 dinars, then the oldest in Prokuplje 21,707, Sabac 21,743 and Pozarevac 22,247 dinars .

There is a great difference in amounts from municipality to municipality and in the capital. The oldest of Savski Venac can boast of the thickest envelopes, which receive 44,662 dinars per month, and the lowest pensions are for users of the Mladenovac municipality in Belgrade: 25,600 dinars.