Behind brackets occurring during Pandemic -the increase in the death rate distorts the figures, especially the increase in the number of casualties-, number of retirees from the state gets stronger again, as a result of the aging of the population. It is a fact that will become more evident in the coming years and will test the resistance of the system.
Currently, with September data, the number of people receiving some form of additive pension from Alicante is already reaching. 298,220what it means 3,638 more than 12 months ago. In other words, during the last year Ten more retirees every day.
about a 1.2% increase Although it doesn’t seem like much, it is much higher than recorded in the country as a whole0.7% according to the most recent Social Security balance. It is also a growth rate that remains more or less constant throughout the period. the past ten years, With the exception of 2020, it was reduced to less than half due to the consequences of covid. Thus, since 2012 34,449 more beneficiaries.
A fact that unions know all too well insists on the need to continue to improve this fact. work quality created to guarantee feasibility of benefits. “It is clear that the population pyramid is inverted and this puts more pressure on the system. Therefore, it is very important that the work created is of high quality and quality. raise wages“Remembers the general secretary of l’Alacanti and the UGT in the Navy, yassel sanchez.
In the case of Alicante, this improvement in the labor market will one day openness currently exists between the average national pension amount and provincial pensions currently 13.4% lower as a result of the high weight of high seasonal activities that provide employment for only a few months of the year – which prevents long-contribution careers or accumulating in low-wage sectors. especially, Average premium pension in Alicante stopped last month €945.5compared to 1,092.2 euros for the country as a whole.
The good news is that these amounts significant leap from next January CPI increaseAs stated in the General Government Budgets presented to Congress last week, the Government’s estimate is around 8.5 percent.
This percentage would mean a little over an improvement. 80 euros per month per beneficiary in the case of the state that will raise the average pension above the psychological barrier of one thousand euros for the first time. Even to be precise 1,026 euros.
Despite the criticisms of the executive decision, the unions remind the weight of the consumption of this group when it comes to sustaining economic activity and they think that there is an increase for this. will benefit the population as a whole, As the head of the CCOO at l’Alacantí i les Marines recalled, Francis Garcia.
Similarly, the beyond-average reality is that in the state 30.3% of retirees They charge what is known as minimal plugins – an extra amount they receive each year when the calculation of their pension according to established criteria does not reach the minimum amount set by the Government – represents a percentage six points higher than the average.
According to pension types, contributions are paid for up to 206,775 people from Alicante. pension, the average amount is 1,071.9 Euros. 55,300 women receive pensions widowhood, with an average of 706.5 Euros; 23,075 more people receive pensions disability (936.7 Euros); 11,876 receives a pension orphanhood (387 euros); and 1,208 receive assistance in favor of relatives (617.6 Euro).
These figures do not include the approximately 17,900 beneficiaries of Alicante. free retirement pension Managed by Imserso.
Pensioners support one in four households
Considering the weight of this group in the total provincial population, the importance of preserving the purchasing power of pensions is obvious. In the case of Alicante, according to the latest data from the Active Population Survey, in practice one out of four households is supported by a pensioner. A figure that rises significantly in times of crisis when the payments many retirees receive have become the lifeblood of the entire family. Thus, according to Generalitat’s Statistics Portal, up to 28.8% of Alicante households in the midst of the pandemic have become dependent on a pension, four percentage points higher than now.
Source: Informacion
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