The public was shaken by a message of a pension of € 44,000, which a Latvian citizen receives every month.
The State Social Insurance Agency (SSIA) does not disclose the identity of this person. Welfare Minister Reinis Uzulnieks reveals on Latvian Radio on “Crossroads” that he knows who receives such a large pension in Latvia. According to him, this is a wheelchair entrepreneur. He runs a company with 300 people who pay one million euros in social contributions.
At the end of last year, 436,932 old -age pensions were registered in the country, while the average amount granted with a premium with a premium was slightly exceeding 617 euros.
The lowest average granted old -age pension last year was retirees over 89, according to information compiled by the State Social Insurance Agency.
At the end of the year, there were 14,486 old -age pensioners under 65, but their average pension was 666 euros. Between the ages of 65 and 69, there were 127,110 pensioners with an average pension at the end of last year was 634 euros. In the age group of 70 to 74, there were 100,319 pensioners with an average pension of € 654, while aged 75 to 79 – 77,856 pensioners with an average pension of € 644.
Meanwhile, 60,362 pensioners aged 80 to 85 years of age with bonuses at the end of last year were less than 546 euros and 39,490 pensioners aged 86 to 89 years – 548 euros. At the end of last year, the smallest average pension – 532 euros – was 17,309 retirees over 89.
Old -olds and men over the age of 65 and who are less than 20 years of insurance.
