A popular subject in social media in April was information about a provision allowing to grant Polish retirement to Ukrainian citizens. It's all due to you. movie Instructional from TikToka Olena Dekhtyar, which in part misleads the public. In our article, we explain where the Polish pension for Ukrainians came from, what conditions must be fulfilled to receive it, and how the Ukrainians usage it.
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Analysis
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On May 18, 2012, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, then Minister of Labour and Social Policy, signed in Kiev contract social security. The agreement entered into force in January 2014. The main reason for its introduction was to aid Polish repatrians who returned to the country. How writes Rzeczpospolita, in 2022 779 people returned to Poland, including 68 from Ukraine.
Through the social safety agreement, the signatory countries agree to recognise the working time provided in the second country. The periods of insurance in both countries are aggregated, but the country pays the benefit proportional up to the dimension of the insurance periods in each of them. This means that if the Ukrainian has worked 18 years in Ukraine and 7 years in Poland, in full 25 years are credited with working time both in our country and in his country. This gives him the right to receive a minimum pension in Poland.
The deal with Ukraine is not the only 1 of its kind. akin applies in all countries of the European Union. Poles outside Europe, for example surviving or working in Canada, the USA or Australia, besides benefit from specified agreements. In turn, the agreement with Mongolia was to aid in Introduction workers from this country to work in agriculture. Thanks to the social safety agreement, citizens of the countries with which we signed it are treated on an equal footing with Poles on the calculation of working time.
Source: gov.plMinimum pension for Ukrainians
Under the agreement, working periods are besides taken into account in Ukraine erstwhile determining the right to a minimum pension in Poland. In the case where a Ukrainian citizen obtained the right to this benefit in his country (35 years of work for men, 30 for women) and dismissed contributions to the Social safety Office on the basis of a contract concluded in Poland, he is entitled to surcharge to the minimum Polish pension PLN 1588.44 (1445.48 net). The condition for her payment is to live in our country. If a citizen of Ukraine leaves the borders of Poland, then ZUS will pay him a benefit proportional to his working life in Poland. Leaving our country, Ukrainians they lose the payment for the minimum Polish pension. Thus, the information given by Olena Dekhtyar that the place of residence does not substance is false.
About the scale of pension payments to Ukrainians, informs Paweł Żebrowski, ZUS spokesman:
The number of payments paid to citizens of Ukraine is small. In 2021 it afraid 1,215 people, in 2022 – 1,205 people and now – 1170 Ukrainian citizens.
Verification of residence by ZUS
They're not real. statements suggesting that the ZUS checks the Ukrainians' residence by sending letters. 28 January 2023 entered into force Amendment Act on assisting Ukrainian citizens in connection with the armed conflict in the territory of that State. Earlier ZUS learned about the departure of refugees at the earliest 30 days after crossing By them, the border. This hold affected payment by ZUS of undue PLN 2 million. Thanks to the amendment, ZUS officials now have current access to the Border defender registry containing dates of arrivals and departures of Ukrainian citizens. On the basis of this knowledge, the Authority may immediately upon departure, suspend payment of benefits.
About the case wrote Stanislaw Mroszczak of Keyboard Warriors.
Summary
The social safety agreement with Ukraine has been in operation for over 9 years. The current amendment to the law on assistance to Ukrainian citizens has sealed the system, due to the fact that ZUS has the anticipation to monitor on an ongoing basis who crossed our border and when. By data The CSO in 2021 averaged 9.28 million people per month, ZUS target PLN 245 billion for this purpose. Meanwhile, for pensions and pensions for Ukrainians ZUS issued PLN 36 million per year.
Sources
♪ Go, go, go ♪ Agreement with Ukraine — Retirement for Ukrainians
Republic of: Repatriation. Thousands of people are inactive waiting to return to their homeland
Sadownictwo.com.pl: After the workers we will scope Mongolia
Local Government Portal: ZUS spokesman: provisions on pensions for foreigners have not changed in fresh years
Money. ZUS suspends benefits for Ukrainians. It will recover PLN 2 million
GUS: Pensions in 2021
Right. We spend more and more on pensions, but wages in the economy are increasing faster
Money. Already 200 Ukrainians annually apply for a pension in ZUS. any countries can pay quite a few money
