As reported by ZUS on July 25, over 715 thousand. people received higher benefits under the so -called Wdowiej pension. In total, from July 1, a total of PLN 253 million went to Polish women and Poles. Each authorized one gains an average of PLN 356.79 per month.
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As a reminder: the widow's pension combines two benefits – 100 percent own pension or retirement and 15 percent benefits from a deceased spouse. As “Fakt” explains, ZUS pays pensions on six dates: is the 1st, 6th, 10th, 15th, 20th and 25th day of the month.
In July, however, many widows and widowers received a payment twice. This is due to the fact that some people receive help from two institutions at the same time, e.g. from ZUS and KRUS.
Bartosz Gaca, director of the Department of Retirement and Tension Benefits at ZUS, in an interview with “Fakt” admitted that In July, a special payment construction has just been adopted. The funds were also transferred to beneficiaries on other days of the month.
The widow's pension goes to Poles. In August, change in payments
“We want the largest group of people as possible, who applies, in particular until June 30 this year, to receive money in July” – explained Bartosz Gaca in an interview with “Fakt”.
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As Gaca admits, the situation related to the payments of the widow's benefit in August will change. “If someone already has the right to pay benefits in the intersection, and thus the established widow's pension, they will receive money from August at their standard payment date“-explained the director of the Department of Retirement and Tension Benefits in ZUS in an interview with” Fakt “.
He also noted that the persons who submitted the application but have not yet received the determined right to withdraw, they can expect payment almost every day. Bartosz Gaca explains that In such situations, ZUS will also pay benefits on all days of the month in Augustnot just in a top -down.
