The valorisation of pensions and pensions takes place once a year, in March. This year, valorisation was 5.5 percent. This means that the lowest pension increased from PLN 1780 to PLN 1878 gross, i.e. less than PLN 100 gross. However, the higher the benefit, the greater the increase.
Valorization means an increase not only of the basic benefit, but also favorable changes for additional payments known as thirteen and fourteen.
March changes will affect the payment of benefits for Polish pensioners. For example, if the gross pension was PLN 2,500, this means that the pensioner received PLN 2275 “on hand. After March indexation, he gets PLN 2383 net, i.e. PLN 108 more.
In turn, when providing PLN 4,000, i.e. PLN 3,460 “on hand”, the payment increased to PLN 3,634 net, i.e. by PLN 174.
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A record increase in the valorisation of pensions
In the case of people with the highest benefits in Poland, the increase reaches even over 2,000. zloty.
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The highest benefit is taken by a man in Silesia. His monthly pension last year amounted to 48.7 thousand. PLN gross. He was employed on the basis of an employment contract, his contributory internship was 67 years, and the accumulated retirement capital – PLN 2.4 million – says ZUS. For most of his professional life he held managerial positions and was never on L4. What is very important, he retired at the age of 86.
After valorisation, its benefit, which amounted to exactly PLN 48,673.53 gross, increased to PLN 51,350.57 gross, i.e. by over PLN 2,677.
The amount of pension depends on many factors such as the period of professional activity, the amount of contributions, the length of the average continuing life, which is shortened with the subsequent retirement.
