From today, an extraordinary bonus in the amount of 200-300 euros will begin to accrue on 1,112,000 pensioners so that all beneficiaries have received the amount they are entitled to by tomorrow morning. After the payment of pensions, which ended today, the Ministry of Labor will also issue an emergency allowance to pensioners in the form of a lump sum.

Who will receive 300 euros and who will receive 200 euros

The first category includes those retirees who did not see a 7.75% increase, accuracy check, or benefit from the abolition of the solidarity levy. This is about 120,000 pensioners (about 5% of the total) with a personal difference and with basic pensions ranging from 800 to 1,000 euros per month. These pensioners will receive emergency assistance in the amount of 300 euros.

The second category includes those pensioners who have personal differences and the only assistance they received in the previous period was an extraordinary payment of 250 euros at Christmas. These are 370 thousand low-income pensioners with pensions up to 800 euros per month. And these pensioners will receive extraordinary assistance in the amount of 300 euros.

The third category includes those pensioners whose basic pension is between 1,000 and 1,100 euros per month, they obviously have a personal difference and received only a small increase from the elimination of the special solidarity contribution by an average of 36 euros per year. . This is about 70,000 pensioners, who will also receive extraordinary assistance in the amount of 300 euros.

The fourth category includes those pensioners whose basic pension is from 1100 to 1600 euros per month, there is a personal difference and only benefited from the abolition of the special solidarity contribution on average 111 euros per year. There are 300 thousand pensioners and they will receive 250 euros.

In the fifth category are pensioners who did not see the full increase of 7.75% due to personal differences, but received a smaller percentage.

Specifically:

• For those pensioners who receive a basic pension amount of up to 1,100 euros per month and have received a pension increase of up to 3.49%, they will receive extraordinary assistance in the amount of 250 euros.
• Pensioners with basic pensions between EUR 1,101 and EUR 1,600 who received a pension increase of up to 3.49%. They will receive assistance in the amount of 200 euros.
• Pensioners who have a pension amount of up to 1,100 euros and whose pension has increased from 3.5% to 6.99% will receive assistance in the amount of 200 euros.