The number of new awards exceeded 40,000 pensions in April, according to his latest data Sun system, and most of it is associated with additional pension payments. After all, limiting the stock of supplementary pensions until June is a new challenge for the FECA administration, as it is anticipated that a total of about 30,000 public and private sector pension cases will be released with successive insurance.

It is significant that according to the Helios system, 40,887 new pensions (basic and additional) were assigned in April, the total value of which amounted to 13.9 million euros, and retroactive ones – 170 million euros. Accordingly, 4,255 corrective pensions (total value of EUR 3.3 million) and 139 temporary pensions (worth EUR 61,000) were paid out. Of the approximately 41,000 new payments, only 13,344 were related to basic pensions, while there were at the same time twice as many new payments, namely 27,165. Of all basic pensions, the vast majority (12,074) came from EFKA, so they concern applications insured individuals from the private sector. Another 936 basic pensions were issued to former civil servants.

But of the nearly €170 million retroactively paid to beneficiaries, only €69 million was for core pensions. €99.88 million is earmarked for supplementary pensions, with some beneficiaries receiving substantial sums as the wait could be over 3 years.

In total, 4,518,667 pensions were paid in April, of which 2,792,825 are basic, 1,300,968 additional, and 424,874 dividends are accrued. The monthly expenses paid by the foundations exceeded 2.5 billion euros when tax deductions, medical deductions and the Generation Solidarity Insurance Fund (AKAGE) are included.

Basic pensions amounted to 2,792,825 with 42.48%, i.e. 1,171,457, ranging from 500 to 1000 euros. Another 801,446 basic pensions (rate 29.02%) do not exceed 500 euros per month.

In absolute terms, the data of the Helios system show that the average income from basic pensions is 788.14 euros gross, respectively from additional pensions – 195.83 euros and from dividends – 109.81 euros.

27.6% of pensioners over 81 years old, 35.6% – from 71 to 80 years old, 33.9% – from 51 to 70 years old, while only 1.3% are pensioners under 25 years old, as they are considered pensioners due to with widowhood, minor children, as well as those who study and have lost their guardian. In terms of benefits paid, pensioners aged 61 to 65 (262,294 people) received an average pension income of around EUR 1,076.08 in April. This is followed by pensioners aged 66-70 (424,076 people), who received an average of 1,054.4 euros. 18.6% of pensioners (458,622 people) aged 71-75, and their income from pensions (main and supplementary) in the previous month amounted to 1,014.47 euros.