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Granting and payment of an old-age pension

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Information updated 05.01.2026.

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The employed, Unemployed, Persons with special needs, Low-income individuals Recipient groups

An old-age pension shall be granted to persons if they have reached the age specified for the granting of an old-age pension and their length of insurance is not less than 20 years. in 2026, the retirement age is 65. The old-age pension granted shall be recalculated at the request of the pension recipient, taking into account: • the completed period of insurance until 31 December 1995; • Supplied contributions before pension allocation\/recalculation. From 1 April 2026, the recalculation of the accumulated pension capital will be provided automatically after the pension has been granted\/recalculated. Working pension recipients have the option to choose the month of automatic pension recalculation by submitting an application to the SSIA to change the date of automatic pension recalculation until 31 January 2026. In that case, after 1 April 2026 and in subsequent years, the SSIA pension shall be automatically recalculated from the first date of the month chosen by the person. Starting from January 1, 2026, the personal income tax rate is 25.5%, and the non-taxable minimum of the pension is EUR 1000 per month. For non-working pensioners, the non-taxable minimum of EUR 1000 is automatically applied. For a working pension recipient, the pensioner's non-taxable minimum shall be applied taking into account the place of submission of the payroll tax book, which is indicated in the electronic Declaration system (EDS) of the State Revenue Service (SRS). If the payroll tax book has been submitted: • SSIA, then EUR 1000 shall be applied to the pension; • for the employer, then EUR 500 is applied to the pension and EUR 500 to the wage. The pension recipient has the option to choose how to apply the 1000 euro non-taxable minimum by changing the place of submission of the payroll tax book to the SRS EDS. If the payroll tax book has been submitted by the 15 th day of the month, the SSIA shall apply another amount of the non-taxable minimum to the pension from the first day of the following month, if after the 15 th day, it shall apply from the first day of the following month. In the event of the death of the recipient of the service, the spouse, first and second-degree relatives or another person, on the basis of an inheritance certificate or court adjudication, has the right to request the deceased person the unpaid amount.

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