These seniors receive a kind of 7,000 plus. The group of eligible people is growing

At the beginning of last year, the Act on Honorary Benefits came into force, replacing the non-statutory mechanism for granting this allowance that had been in force for nearly 55 years.

The Act assumes that an honorary benefit is due to a person who:

• turned 100 years old,

• has Polish citizenship,

• is entitled to benefits listed in the Act on Honorary Benefits, e.g. retirement or pension.

The honorary benefit is granted ex officio, which means that you do not need to submit any applications. Only people who are not entitled to a pension or pension should submit the documents. To receive the benefit, they must be 100 years old, have Polish citizenship, and have their center of personal or business interests in Poland for at least 10 years after turning 16. In such a situation, ZUS will grant an honorary benefit from the month in which the person submitted the application, but not earlier than from the month in which he or she turned 100 years old.

Honorary service. More and more people are entitled to 7,000 plus

The current amount of the honorary benefit is PLN 6,938.92 gross. Due to the act adopted at the beginning of 2025, all eligible persons receive an allowance in the same amount (previously, the amount was determined by the moment of reaching the required age). The new regulations also guarantee annual indexation of benefits on similar principles as pensions.

The latest ZUS data shows that the number of people entitled to an honorary benefit is growing. In the middle of this year, they were granted to 4,262 people, while at the end of 2025 it was 4,057 people. This means that within half a year there were over 200 100-year-olds.

Most 100-year-olds receiving an honorary benefit live in Masovia (736 people). In second place was the Silesian Voivodeship, and in third place was the Lower Silesian Voivodeship (436 and 412 people, respectively). The fewest benefits were paid in the Lubuskie Voivodeship (85 people).