After April payment of thirteenth pensionthat went to above 9 million recipientsThe government is announcing another financial support for seniors. Already in the second half of 2025 paid 14th pension – additional benefit to compensate pensioners for rising costs of surviving and inflation. We know the key details of the terms, amounts and rules for granting this benefit.
When did you pay your 14th retirement in 2025?
In accordance with existing information and existing provisions, The 14th pension will be paid in September 2025. The word has not yet been officially confirmed by the Ministry of household and Social Policy, but based on erstwhile years, 1 can anticipate that money will scope pensioners between 1 a 30 September.
Payments will be made automatically by ZUS, without the request for additional applications. The benefit will go to the entitled together with the regular pension.
Who's the 14th retirement in 2025?
Persons who, on the date of payment of the benefit, collect:
- pension,
- invalidity pension,
- family pension,
- Pre-retirement benefits and benefits,
- allowances for non-self-employed persons.
Payment will have character recognisable and income-dependent. The key is so-called. income thresholdwhich determines the full or partial tallness of fourteen.
What's the 14th retirement in 2025?
The full amount of the 14th pension will be equal minimum gross pensionof March 1, 2025 will increase as a consequence of valorisation. Although the exact amount has not yet been given, it is estimated that it may be around 1 880 PLN gross (i.e. approx. 1 600 PLN net) if the valorisation rate is at least 12%.
The full amount will be paid to persons whose basic benefits (e.g. pensions) do not exceed 2 900 PLN gross. Above that limit, the rule of ‘gold for gold“ – which means that the 14th pension will be reduced accordingly by the excess amount.
Example:
- A individual with a pension of PLN 3 000 gross will receive fourteen minus PLN 100.
Taxation and ventricular executions
Unlike the thirteenth retirement, fourteen is taxed and stackedwhich means that:
- will be collected (9%),
- advance income taxation (17%) will be deducted.
In practice, this translates into lower net amount compared to 13. What's more, 14. Retirement is subject to bailout, therefore, those who are late against creditors may receive an amount little occupations.
Will the 14th pension be paid to everyone?
Nope. The benefit is of a nature supplementaland its full payment is only due to persons with lower incomes. Restrictions resulting from the income criterion mean that any seniors by higher pensions may receive only a symbolic part of the 14th, and in any cases will not receive it at all.
Why does the government proceed to pay extra benefits?
Both 13th and 14th pensions are fixed elements of the elder support system, introduced in erstwhile years in consequence to:
- increasing inflation and surviving costs,
- the request to improve the material situation of the oldest Poles,
- social and political pressures on pension poverty.
The government argues that additional benefits are not only social supportbut besides form social justice, addressed to those who worked and paid contributions for decades.
Future prospects
Although the 14th pension has not yet been officially entered as fixed part of the pension scheme, all indicates that the benefit will be continued besides in subsequent years. Social support for fourteen remains high, and subsequent governments – regardless of political options – are reluctant to quit specified forms of support, especially in the pre-election year.
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