Widow’s pension. The Sejm voted on the citizens’ project

The initial version of the bill proposed that a widower could keep his or her benefit and increase it by 50 percent of the survivor’s pension after the deceased spouse or receive the survivor’s pension after the deceased spouse and 50 percent of his or her benefit.

Widow’s pension. The act was passed

Currently, in the case of the coinciding right to several pensions, the principle of paying a single benefit applies. Therefore, after the death of a spouse, a widowed person can keep their pension or give it up and choose a survivor’s pension after the deceased.

In the second reading in the Sejm, amendments were submitted and the bill was sent to the Social Policy and Family Committee. On Friday, the committee issued a negative opinion on all of the government’s amendments.

– The death of a loved one is always a tragedy, sadness, mourning. Today, when the High Chamber decided to reach out to the elderly, is a joyful moment. I would like to thank the High Chamber for this vote. First of all, I would like to thank over 200,000 citizens who signed the civic project, which was crowned today in the High Chamber – said the Minister of Family, Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk, immediately after the vote.

Widow’s pension – the most important information

The right to a pension will be granted to a person who was in a marital community on the day of the spouse’s death, has reached retirement age, and the spouse died no earlier than 5 years before reaching retirement age. If a widower or widow already receiving a pension enters into a new marriage, the payment of benefits will cease on the day preceding the conclusion of that marriage.

The widow’s pension in the period from 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2026 will amount to 15% (it will be possible to take 15% of the deceased spouse’s benefit in addition to your own benefit or 15% of your own and 100% of the deceased spouse’s). In turn, from 1 January 2027, this will be the target value of 25%. In the citizens’ project, it is 50%.

Applications for widow’s pension can be submitted from 1 January 2025, with payments starting from July 2025.

Widow’s pension for lower health insurance premium?

Until the very end, Poland 2050 MPs made their support for the widow’s pension – the apple of the Left’s eye – dependent on the support of the Minister of Finance for reducing the health insurance contribution for entrepreneurs from January.

A moment before the vote on widows’ pension, Mirosław Suchoń from Poland 2050 took the floor from the parliamentary rostrum. The MP said that the increase in health insurance contributions in the so-called Polish Deal hit entrepreneurs, and some of them closed down their business.

– These solutions hit precisely those micro, small and medium-sized Polish family businesses that are such a testament to the economic success of our country. As the Coalition, on October 15, we committed to changing these bad rules and giving those who work hard every day hope that they will be able to provide a decent life for their families and a future for their children. Therefore, today, on behalf of the Poland 2050 parliamentary club, I want to ask the Minister of Finance whether the fact that funds have been found for a widow’s pension also means that they will also be enough for the health insurance contribution – said Suchoń.

A moment later, the Minister of Finance took the floor and assured that he understood how important a demand for the entire coalition was to reduce health insurance contributions for entrepreneurs.

– Today I would like to clearly announce that we will provide financing for changes in the scope of limiting the health insurance contribution for entrepreneurs with effects for 2025 at the level of PLN 4 billion – he declared. – Among other things, from January 1, we will eliminate the health insurance contribution from the sale of fixed assets. Step by step, we will implement all the points of the coalition agreement – he said.