| Methodological explanations |
Retirement pension is a pecuniary performance for the insured who fulfills conditions giving right to the retirement pension from the social security, that is: attained retirement age-depending on the sex, employment in specific conditions or for special function and has appropriate contributory period and non-contributory period. Until the December 2012 general retirement age was established at 60 years (women) and 65 years of age (men). Since January 2013 the retirement system, the statutory minimum retirement age was increased by one month in each quarter. The target age was 67 years. This threshold was meaant to be achieved in 2020 for men, in 2040 for women. As a result of subsequent changes, since October 2017 the general retirement age was establishet at 60 years for women and 65 years for men. The post-working age population refers to 65 and more years for males and 60 and more for females. The conditions concerning acquiring the rights of retirement pays and pensions are defined in following Laws: - dated on 13.10.1998 on Insurance system (Journal of Law item 121, with later amendments),
- dated on 17.12.1998 on on pensions and retirement pay from National Insurance Fund and some other laws (Journal of Laws 2015, Item 748, with later amendments),
- dated on 20.12.1990 on Social Insurance of Farmers (Journal of Laws 2016, Item 277, with later amendments).
The conditions concerning acquiring the rights of retirement pays and pensions paid by Ministry of National Defence of Republic of Poland (MON), Ministry of the Interior and Administration (MSWiA) and Ministry of justice (MS) as well as their amount - all of these are defined in Law dated on 23.07.2003 on amendment of Law on Social Insurance System (Journal of Laws No 166, Item 1609, with later amendments). |
