Announced this year’s Social Security indexation rate will be 100.68 percent. – Interia

Announced this year's Social Security indexation rate will be 100.68 percent. – Interia

The government estimated that this year’s revaluation rate will be 101.08 percent. / © 123RF / Picsel

The Social Insurance Institution indexation of pension benefits will, as every year on 1 March. – Valorisation is to increase the amount of benefit in the amount due on 28 February 2015. Valorization index of 100.68 percent. – PAP Andrusiewicz said.

at the same time pointed out that this year’s increase in the case of retirement, bridging pensions, teachers’ compensation benefits, retirement benefits and allowances and pensions can not be lower than 36 zł. When it comes to pension due to partial inability to work may not be less than 27 zł. On the other hand, in the case of partial retirement – not less than 18 zł.

“Reclamation from 1 March 2015. Is also subject basis of benefits” – Social Security Advocate.

“From 1 March. also apply to the new level of the lowest pensions, new additions and the amount of cash benefits paid along with the pension or annuity or paid itself, as well as the maximum amounts reduce pension in the case of achieving income from gainful activity “- he added.

According to information provided by the Department of PAP, from March base amount is 3308.33 zł.

The use of a fixed amount-rate adjustment (for the first time in history) introduced in This year, the amendment of the Act on pensions from the Social Insurance Fund, which shall enter into force on 1 March.

The Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak- work Kamysz during the parliamentary debates on the new regulations indicated that changes in the method of indexation of benefits is due to persistent deflation in Poland.

He stressed that if we apply the previous way of adjustment, the increase would be very low.

So far, the retiree and disability benefits were increased, assuming maintain purchasing power in relation to the cost of living during the preceding calendar year and an increase of at least 20 percent. inflation rate, referring to an increase in the average salary in the previous year. In the story the government estimated that this year’s revaluation rate will be 101.08 per cent., Which is more than finally gave ZUS (100.68 per cent.).