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BREAKING: Government Poised to confirm September Payout for 2025 “Fourteenth Pension”
Warsaw, Poland – The Polish government is on the verge of finalizing the payment schedule for the 2025 “fourteenth pension,” with a draft regulation indicating the benefit will be disbursed in September. While the final confirmation hinges on a formal Council of Ministers‘ decision, the legislative process is reportedly nearing completion.
The amount of this year’s fourteenth pension is not yet definitively known, but the Council of ministers retains the authority to increase it. This additional annual cash benefit is characterized by its tax-free status, meaning it is exempt from deductions such as those for bailiff activities.Furthermore, it does not impact eligibility for social assistance, maintenance, or supplementary benefits for individuals unable to exist independently. The only deductions applied to the fourteenth pension are personal income tax and health insurance contributions.
The precise payment date for the fourteenth pension in 2025 is still subject to official confirmation through a Council of Ministers’ regulation. Though, a draft regulation, which has already been adopted by the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers on July 8, 2025, projects a September 2025 disbursement. If this regulation is formally adopted, beneficiaries will receive the fourteenth pension alongside their regular September retirement or disability payments.
Crucially,recipients will not need to submit any applications to receive the fourteenth pension. The benefit will be paid automatically, and each eligible pensioner will be issued a decision confirming the grant of this additional annual cash benefit.
Legal Basis:
Act of May 26, 2023, on another additional annual cash benefit for pensioners (Journal of Laws of 2025, item 183).
Draft regulation of the Council of Ministers regarding the determination of the month of payment of another additional annual cash benefit for pensioners in 2025 (Council of ministers legislative work number: RD200).
