The new pensioners from September and October who were excluded from the pension supplement, which was paid to all pensioners in monthly installments of up to 5,318 euros in that last month, will also receive the half-pension bonus, the State Secretary clarified on Tuesday. of Social Security, Gabriel Bastos, in statements to TVI and RTP3, after Dinheiro Vivo news reported the failure.
As the DV had advanced, these retirees retired on Tuesday in September and October, but Social Security did not begin processing benefits until November, already past the deadline (October), by law, before retirees were eligible for the aid, which led to exclusion from the measure.
Over the past month, Dinheiro Vivo has questioned the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security, led by Ana Mendes Godinho, about the reasons that led to the exclusion of these pensioners from the half-board bonus. Dinheiro Vivo also wanted to know if the socialist government of António Costa intends to rectify the situation, as it was caused by the delay in the payment of the new reforms, which were granted by the social security in September and October, but until received no response by the end of the day on Monday, February 20.
Source: DN
