The median age of new Social Security and Public Administration pensioners last year was 64.4 and 65.1 respectively, which is “still about two years below the normal age for accessing old-age pensions” (66 years and 6 months). The conclusion of the Court of Accounts, which, in its opinion on the General State Account for 2021, refers to the “constant pressure” that the pension system is under due to the aging of the population.
In turn, the average work experience was 28.5 and 32.1 years, respectively, for workers and civil servants, “significantly younger than 40 years, a normal time of permanence in active life, which does not contribute to promoting the sustainability” of the system. Last year, about 134 thousand people retired under the social security system, of which 6.5% – under various early retirement schemes. To these 8,713 pensioners under the age of majority, another 5,395 civil servants are added, that is, a total of 14,018 new pensioners, some of whom use special schemes.
unfairly paid 749 million payments
According to the Court of Accounts, the arrears of social benefits (due to late payments to beneficiaries) amount to 749 million euros, which is 2.2% more than in 2020. Almost 84% of the debt (€628m) was classified as “doubtful collection” and 94.4% secured, reflecting the “age of the debt”, according to a document presented to Parliament on Wednesday.
According to the Court of Accounts, the arrears of social benefits (due to late payments to beneficiaries) amount to 749 million euros, which is 2.2% more than in 2020. Almost 84% of the debt (€628m) was classified as “doubtful collection” and 94.4% secured, reflecting the “age of the debt”, according to a document presented to Parliament on Wednesday.
Author: Raquel Oliveira
Source: CM Jornal
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