Persons entitled to a social pension who are completely incapable to work and to live independently may receive a supplement. Its amount is PLN 2610.72 gross. It is worth knowing who and erstwhile will receive this allowance from the office and who will be obliged to apply.
– Persons who, on 1 January 2025, received a social pension and had a valid judgement of full incapacity for work and self-existence, the Social safety Office will grant a supplement of its own accord. On the another hand, an application for an allowance (print of the EDD-SOC) should be submitted by those persons who on that day were entitled to a social pension but did not have a ruling on incapacity for self-existence. The form shall be accompanied by a wellness certificate which should be issued by the doctor in OL-9, not earlier than 1 period before the application is submitted. – informs Katarzyna Krupicka, regional press spokesperson of ZUS in Podlaskie Voivodeship
When ZUS pays the supplement
In the case of persons to whom the Social safety Office of its own motion will grant a supplement, the first payment of this allowance will take place in May, on the dates of payment of social pensions, with an adjustment from 1 January 2025. On the another hand, to persons who will have a judgement of inability to live on their own after 1 January of this year, the ZUS allowance will be granted from the period in which they meet the conditions to receive it, at the earliest from the period of submission of the application.
What is the tallness of the supplement
The supplementary allowance shall be PLN 2610.72 gross and will be valued erstwhile a year, in March. The weighting origin will only take into account the overall inflation level from the erstwhile calendar year. The amount of the allowance, as well as the social pension, will be charged to the wellness insurance contribution and the advance on income tax. From the amount of the supplementary allowance, ZUS will be able to make deductions and executions on the same terms as for the social pension. The supplementary allowance may be suspended or reduced in the event of income from activities covered by the social safety obligation. If the right to a social pension is reduced or suspended as a consequence of exceeding a certain income threshold – 70% or 130 percent of the average monthly wage – the supplement will besides decrease or suspend. From March to May, these limits are PLN 5,934,10 gross and PLN 11,020.40 gross, respectively.
Will the supplement affect another benefits
The supplementary allowance paid for the social benefit will affect the right and the amount of the supplementary allowance for persons incapable to live independently. Therefore, the grant of a supplement results in the suspension of the benefit of 500 plus for non-self-employed persons. The compensation will be reduced by an overpaid benefit of 500 plus as of January 2025. In addition, the supplement will besides affect the law and the amount of the alleged 14th pension.
Consequence of the right to a social pension with a household pension
As of January 2025, in the event of the confluence of social and household pension rights, the amount of the social pension will be reduced in specified a way that the full sum of both benefits does not exceed 300 % of the lowest pension for full incapacity for work, i.e. the amount of PLN 5636.73 gross. However, it should be remembered that the reduced social pension must not be little than 10% of the lowest pension due to full incapacity for work, which corresponds to PLN 187,89. In the event of a simplification in the social pension for this reason, the amount of the supplementary allowance will be reduced by the same percent as the social pension. In contrast, if the amount of the household pension exceeds 300 percent of the lowest pension for full incapacity for work (currently PLN 5636.73 gross), both the social and supplementary pensions will not be eligible.
Katarzyna Krupicka, regional press spokesperson ZUS Podlaskie voivodship
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