Wave of applications: From Wednesday, January 1, you can submit via: Internet completed forms for ZUS regarding pensions widow's widow (from Thursday you can also submit in person). As established by “Fakt”, as of Thursday at 10 to plant over 700 applications were submitted.
How to apply for widow's pension? ZUS published ERWD application. The form is necessary to claim widow's pension [link do wniosku].
When will ZUS pay widow's pension? Conclusions about new The benefit can be submitted from January 1, but the first payments will start on July 1. The benefit will be paid on the 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th and 25th of the month. It is estimated that approximately 1.5 million widows and widowers may benefit from the reform.
How will widow's pension be calculated? ZUS will pay survivor's pension together with a pension or other benefit. Beneficiaries will also be able to decide whether they want to receive full survivor's pension and 15 percent own benefitor vice versa. However, from January 1, 2027, the second benefit will be increased to 25 percent.
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