Record number of allocations to SGK in April 11,962.7 million euros 10.8% more than the same month of 2022 for the payment of contribution pensions, revaluation Inclusion is up 8.5% for this year, as reported by the Ministry of Social Security and Immigration on Tuesday.
Spending on pensions exceeded 2019 for the first time in history 11,000 million euros last January. The reason for this is that the pension reform implementation increased by 8.5% until 2023 as a result of the average inflation between December 2021 and November 2022.
The Department, headed by José Luis Escrivá, is responsible for spending on pensions. 11.7% of GDP In the last twelve months, the same percentage as 2022, but more than 2020 (12.4% of GDP), a year conditioned by the impact of the pandemic on GDP, as well as 2021 (12.1% of GDP). low. GDP).
11,962.7 million Euros allocated in April payment of contribution pensionsalmost three-quarters (72.8%) were used to pay pensions, which totaled 8,711 million euros and were almost 11.6% more than in April last year.
to pensions widowhood they were destiny 1,998.3 million euros, €1,059.1 million (+7.4%) was allocated to permanent disability benefits, 9.4% more than a year ago.
On the other hand, the payment of benefits orphanhood including some 162.9 million (+8.7%) and benefits in favor of family members total 31.3 million Euros (+11.4%).
Real retirement for 6.2 million people
They paid in April of this year 10,026,535 contribution retirement1% more than a year ago for just over nine million retirees. More than 6.34 million of total pensions are pensions; 2.35 million was the widow’s pension; 945,690 people were permanently disabled; 341,278 of them are in favor of orphan’s pension and 44.811 of them are in favor of relatives.
Total number of retirees (9,082,603 as of April 1 this year), 4.6 million men and 4.5 million women. The number of pensions per pensioner is 1.1.
The main pension received is a pension. 6.2 million people, 60.5% are male; The main benefit for 1.6 million people is being widowed (95.9% are women); permanent disability is the main pension for 940,644 retirees; 323 thousand 847 people donated orphans and 44 thousand 127 retired relatives.
Average pension, 1,373 Euro/month
After the increase in the CPI and pensions applied since the beginning of the year, average pension In April, it increased by 9.7% year on year to 1,373 Euros per month.
Inside General Regime, The average pension is 1,531.5 euros per month, compared to 914.3 euros per month for the Self-Employed Regime. The average monthly pension is 2,674.1 euros in Coal Mining and 1,522.1 euros in Sea.
The average amount of new pension enrollments increased in March this year (latest data available) 1,440.8 Euros per month.
Average widow’s salary in April 850.3 Euros per monthThe average pension of the system, which includes different types of pensions (retirement, permanent disability, widowhood, orphanage and in favor of relatives), increased by 9.7% to reach as of April 1st. from 1,193.1 euros per month.
The Ministry reported that the average resolution time of the files in 2022 is 21.15 days. pension 19.46 days for those, widowhood.
In this sense, the Department headed by Escrivá, as required by law deadline the decision is 90 days for both retirement and survivor benefits.
passive classes
On the other hand, the number of pensions for passive classes in effect at the end of March this year (latest data available) amounted to 694,526, up 1.8% compared to the same month of 2022. monthly payroll the amount of these pensions is 1,476.8 million Euros.
regime Status Passive Classes Basically, it includes military personnel and officers of the General State Administration, the Administration of Justice, the General Courts and other constitutional or state bodies, as well as those transferred to the autonomous communities.
gender difference suffix
dated April 1, 474,526 pensions they took the gender gap supplement, whose purpose was to gradually correct the difference between the average pension earned by a man and the average pension received by a woman.
Average monthly amount of this Complement Women receive 91.7% of the pension, 66 euros. Of the 474,526 additional pensions, 22.5% corresponds to retirees with children (106,969); 47.1% had two children (223,790); 19.5% have three (92,755) and 10.8% (51,012) four children.
This supplement, in effect from February 2021, Revaluation for 2023costs 30.4 Euros per child per month. The supplement applies from the first child up to a maximum of four and is requested on the date the pension is requested.