ZUS, the national social insurance of Poland, has released information on the annual increase in Polish pension payments. As of March 1, the monthly payment has increased by 12.12%, which translates into a new monthly amount of 679.40 zÅoty, or approximately $172 USD (as of the date of this post). Since the pension is paid […]
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When a Polish pension beneficiary passes away before the end of a quarter, and his payment is consequently terminated, his or her heir can apply for the months for which the beneficiary would have been paid on the third month of the quarter. ZUS, the Polish national insurance agency, calls this an “unrealized benefit.” For […]
Many of the beneficiaries of the Polish pension have been recently received a letter mailed in October, 2023 from ZUS, the social insurance agency in Poland, and, in some cases, a certificate of life (called the “EMRG”), which needs to be completed and sent back to ZUS. The main point of this letter is that […]
Holocaust survivors who are recipients of the quarterly benefit known colloquially as the “Polish pension” should now be receiving a letter from ZUS, the Polish pension agency, detailing the new payments for this year. Beginning on March 1, 2023, the quarterly payment has increased a record 14.8%. This translates into a new quarterly payment of […]
ZUS, the Polish pension agency, has instituted its annual increase in the allowance as of March 1, 2022. You can find the original letter followed by a translation into English, as well as summaries of the changes here. The new total quarterly amount of the payment awarded every three (3) months to approved Polish Holocaust […]
Did you know that Poland offers a monthly pension of over 1,000 USD to Polish citizens who reach the centenarian milestone? You don’t have to live in Poland to obtain it. You just need to be a Polish citizen. Polish Pension Help has been partnering with Polaron, a company that assists individuals with obtaining European […]
ZUS, the Polish pension agency, has instituted its annual increase in the allowance as of March 1, 2021. You can find the original letter followed by a translation into English, as well as a chart summarizing the changes here. In summary, as of March, 2020, the total monthly amount of the payment awarded to approved […]
Since the worldwide pandemic began early in 2020, international mail has been affected, and consequently many applicants to the Polish pension have not received responses from Poland. If an applicant or his/her family or social worker have sent any correspondence to Poland but did not receive an answer, please see below: Did you send in […]
ZUS, the Polish pension agency, has instituted its annual increase in the allowance as of March 1, 2020. You can find the original letter followed by a translation into English, as well as a chart summarizing the changes here. In summary, as of March, 2019, the total monthly amount of the payment awarded to approved […]
ZUS, the Polish pension agency, has instituted its annual increase in the pension as of March 1, 2019. You can find the original letter followed by a translation into English, as well as a chart summarizing the changes here. In summary, as of March, 2018, the total monthly amount of the payment awarded to approved […]
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