A million applications for a widow's pension. This is the average amount of the new benefit

The Social Insurance Institution received a million applications for a widow's pension. To receive a benefit for July, the application should be submitted by the last day of the month – ZUS said on Friday.

The widow's pension is combined benefits – 100 percent. own benefits (retirement or other retirement and disability benefit) and 15 percent. A survivor's pension due to the deceased spouse – or vice versa. It depends on which amount is more beneficial.

Authorized persons can still submit applications. To receive a benefit for July, you must submit it to ZUS by July 31, 2025. The application submitted in the following months and considered positively will start the payment from the month in which it will go to ZUS.

From the beginning of the year, the plant received a million applications for a widow's pension, i.e. determining the intersection of benefits with a survivor's pension.

ZUS informed that now in 59 percent Cases of benefits have a construction: 100 percent survivors' pension + 15 percent own benefit. The average amount of widow's pension is on average PLN 359.

“Until now, ZUS has launched payments of benefits in the intersection with a survivor's pension for a total of PLN 792.6 million (including the amount of benefits paid in 15 % is PLN 83 million)” – he said. PLN 83 million is an amount for which payments increased in connection with the use of benefits.

Subsequent payments will be carried out both on payment dates paid out to the benefits so far and other days of July. From August, benefits in the confluence will be paid together on payment dates – 1, 6, 10, 15, 20, 25 days of the month.

Since July, ZUS has been sending decisions regarding the widow's pension. It indicates the amount of the benefit in the intersection. The moment of receiving the decision is not the same as the payment of money. It may happen that some applicants get a benefit before receiving the decision.

The plant reported that refusal decisions are also processed in parallel to payments. Their total number is currently 24.1 thousand. He emphasized that the most common reasons for refusal decisions include, among others: too high amount of the benefit currently paid (above three times the amount of the lowest pension), acquiring the right to a survivor's pension after the deceased spouse earlier than 5 years before reaching the universal retirement age, lack of the right to your own benefit.

The maximum amount of widow's pension may amount to 5,000. 636 PLN 73 gross gross (i.e. three times the lowest pension).

In order for ZUS to pay a widow's pension, the applicant should meet all four conditions in total. A woman should be at least 60 years old, and a man at least 65, until the day of the death of the spouse, stay with him in marriage, not to be married and acquire the right to a survivor's pension after the deceased spouse no earlier than on the day of 55 years old by a woman and 60 years old by a man.

ZUS will issue a decision in which it refuses to determine the intersection of benefits, if the widow or widower does not meet at least one of the indicated conditions, or if the amount of at least one of the established services included in the intersection exceeds or is equal to the amount of the limit, i.e. three times the amount of the lowest pension.

The authorized person may receive two transfers: one of the Social Insurance Institution, the other from another institution. However, he will get one decision – from this organ, which will pay 15 percent. benefits. On the second institution, he will receive information on continuing to pay the existing benefit of 100 percent.

You can appeal to the court from the decision issued by ZUS on the Widowiej pension.

An interactive survey is available at www.zus.pl, thanks to which you can check whether you have the right to a widow. The survey in the form of questions checks step by step whether a person meets all the conditions required to grant the benefit. Link to the survey: https://www.zus.pl/swiszia/renty/ankieta-renta-wdowia.

Other pension authorities accepting applications for a widow are: the Fund of Social Insurance Agriculture (KRUS), the Prison Service Power Service Office (BESW), Military Pension Office (WBE), Pension and Relly Department of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration (zero Ministry of the Interior and Administration). (PAP)

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