News - Adjustment of National Insurance Benefits in January 2011

The third and final stage of raising the amount of the old-age and survivors' pensions took place in January 2011, when these pensions were raised by another approximate 2%, thereby ending the process that began in August 2009, and leading to an overall rise of 7.3%.

Altogether, in January 2011, the old-age and survivors' pensions rose by 4.3% – stemming from both the adjustment of benefits in accordance with the Consumer Price Index and the aforesaid raise in pensions.