SSI made a record number of allocations in October 12,075.3 million euros Payment of the regular monthly payroll of pensions subject to contribution, 10.9% more than the same month in 2022As reported by the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Immigration this Tuesday.
Normal monthly pension slip It exceeded 12 billion euros for the first time in July and this month it broke a new record again. This is because they will increase by 8.5% by 2023 as a result of the average inflation for the period December 2021-November 2022 in the implementation of the pension reform.
Department headed by José Luis Escriva estimates that pension spending stood at 11.6% of GDP in the last twelve months; This was below the impact set by 2022 (11.7% of GDP), 2021 (12.1% of GDP) and 2020 (12.4% of GDP). The impact of the epidemic on GDP.
Of the €12,075.3 million allocated to the ordinary payroll of contributory pensions in October, almost three-quarters (73%) were allocated to the payment of pensions; The total amount was 8,816 million euros, 11.7% more than in October. last year.
2 billion 08 million euros were allocated to widow’s pension, an increase of almost 9.4% compared to a year ago, while 1 billion 56 million euros (+7.5%) were allocated to permanent disability benefits.
The payment of orphan benefits was 163.3 million Euros (+9%) and the total of benefits for family members was 31.9 million Euros (+12%).
Basic pension of 6.2 million people
In October this year 10,085,672 contributory pensions were paid; This represents an increase of almost 1.3% compared to a year ago. Just over 9.13 million retirees. More than 6.4 million of the total pensions were pensions; 2.35 million was widow’s pension; 944,816 people were permanently disabled; Of this, 340,914 were orphan pensions and 45,340 were pensions given to family members.
Of the total retirees (9,131,829 as of October 1 this year), 4.6 million are men and 4.5 million are women. The number of pensions per retiree is 1.1.
Main pension received Retirement for 6.2 million people60.2% of them are men; Widow’s benefit is the main benefit for 1.5 million people (95.9% of whom are women); permanent disability is the main pension for 940,032 retirees; 323 thousand 268 people were given orphan aid and 44 thousand 693 retirees were given relative aid.
Average pension, 1,377.2 euros per month
Average pension after the increase in pensions with the CPI applied since the beginning of the year It increased by 9.5% annually in Octoberup to 1,377.2 euros per month.
The average pension in the General Regime was 1,533.6 euros per month, while in the Self-Employment Regime it was 917.1 euros per month. The average pension in Coal Mining is 2,685.9 euros per month, in Marine Mining it is 1,526.9 euros.
Average amount of new pension registrations rose in September this year (latest data available) 1,472.5 euros per month.
The average widow’s pension in October was 853.3 euros per month, with an inter-year growth of 9.3%, while the different types of pensions (pension, permanent disability, widowhood, orphanhood and relatives) reached 1,197.3 euros per month, with an increase of 9.5% as of October 1. .
The ministry reported that the average resolution of files in September (latest available data) was 10.8 days in the case of pensions and 13.1 days in the case of widows’ pensions.
In this sense, the Department headed by Escrivá reminded that, in accordance with the law: Maximum resolution time is 90 days for both retirement and widow’s pension.
Passive classes
On the other hand, the number of pensions belonging to passive classes in force at the end of September this year (latest available data) was 698,906, a figure 1.9% higher than in the same month in 2022. The monthly payroll of these pensions amounted to 1,495.3 million euros12.5% more than the same month last year.
The State Regime of Passive Classes mainly includes military personnel and officials of the General State Administration, the Administration of Justice, the General Courts and other constitutional or state bodies, as well as officials transferred to autonomous communities.
gender inequality
As of October 1, 597,531 pensioners benefited from the gender difference supplement. Gradually correct the difference between the average pension received by a man and the average pension received by a woman.
The average monthly amount of this retirement supplement, 91 percent of which is received by women, is 65.5 euros. 23% of the 597,531 additional pensions correspond to retirees with children (137,911); 47.1% have two children (281,384); 19.3% have three (115,542) and 10.5% (62,694) have four children.
This supplement, in force since February 2021, consists of a fixed amount of EUR 30.4 per month per child after the 2023 revaluation. The supplement applies from the first child and up to a maximum of four children and is claimed at the same time as claiming the pension.