It is not only the widow who receives the widow’s pension. Who else can count on higher welfare in 2025? 2 million Poles can submit applications. Please do that too.

A widow’s pension will improve the financial situation of the elderly

Although a pension system has been providing benefits similar to: widow’s pensionie a survivor’s pension, however a widow People have been waiting impatiently for months for new rules to be introduced that will improve their financial situation. And although many were talking about it, the principles on which the privilege would be granted were not certain. However, now that the rules have been adopted and the President has signed the act, we are already sure who and what can be counted on.

The rules apply retroactively to nearly 2 million seniors

Although it is already in January 2025 approx 2 million people they will be able to apply for a deceased spouse’s benefit, payments will only start in July 2025. According to the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, this time is needed to improve the systems and operating procedures of the pension and disability pension authorities to change Of course, you have to wait a long time for the benefit. In fact, for a long time from the point of view of people whose quality of life is expected to improve and who have problems with supporting themselves. The good news, however, is that the rules do it will work back. People who became widows before the new rules came into force will also be able to apply for a widow’s pension.

Death of spouse not earlier than five years before reaching retirement age

Who is entitled to the new benefit? Of course, not only widows, but also widows. Those who are entitled to it will be entitled to it husband died not earlier than five years before reaching the general retirement age. This means that the pension will be given to:

• widowed women aged 55 or over,
• widowed men aged 60 or over.

The pension system that covers the spouses (ZUS, KRUS) will not matter for the right to benefit. However, it should be remembered that if a widow or widower who receives a pension enters a new marriage, the payment of the benefit will stop on the day before the end of this marriage. Unfortunately, the benefit was introduced in a continuous model. This means that eligible people will not receive it immediately in the amount mentioned during the work of the project, and its amount will be increased gradually. By the end of 2026, the rate of widow’s pension will be 15%. benefits after the deceased, and from 2027 it will increase to 25%. the amount of the deceased spouse’s pension.