The honorary benefit for people over 100 years of age will be granted ex officio and will amount to over PLN 6.2 thousand gross per month – assumes the act passed by the Sejm on Friday.
408 MPs voted in favor of the act on the honorary benefit upon reaching the age of 100, 16 were against and one abstained.
The act is intended to replace the current – non-statutory – mechanism for granting honorary benefits to people who are over 100 years old. The benefit is paid for life and is monthly pension supplement or pension.
Currently, there are over 6,000 in Poland. people who are over 100 years old.
Honorary benefit for a centenarian from 2025
According to the Act, the amount of the benefit will be PLN 6,246.13 gross per month and will be indexed annually, starting from March 1, 2025. The indexation is to take place in March, on the same principles as in the case of indexation of pensions and annuities.
In the case of persons who are not entitled to a pension or disability pension paid by the pension authorities, the right to an honorary benefit will be granted upon application.
The new regulations will come into force on January 1, 2025. Persons with Polish citizenship will be entitled to the benefit.
Honorary benefit 2024
Currently, monthly honorary benefits are granted by the president of the Social Insurance Institution pursuant to the decision of the Prime Minister of 1972 and treated as the so-called benefits by way of exception.
For people who celebrated their 100th birthday after February 29 this year, the honorary benefit amounts to PLN 6,246.13 gross. As of February 2023, it was PLN 5,540.25. Once granted, the honorary benefit is not subject to indexation.
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