Promotional tangle: Those who receive survivor’s pension will be given at least 5 thousand liras – Last Minute Economic News

Social Security Institution (SGK) announced that 5 thousand lira promotional payments will be made by public banks to 3.3 million beneficiaries who receive “death pension” if they apply. In addition, announcing that retirees and beneficiaries should apply to banks for payment, SGK said, “The determined amounts are at a minimum level and banks may increase their promotional amounts according to the application.”

The beneficiaries of the deceased retiree could already receive promotions, but the amount was low. Now it has been increased to 5 thousand liras. On the other hand, today there are those who receive 3 thousand lira survivor’s pension and those who receive 10 thousand lira. Therefore, it is unclear who will be given how much promotion. The criteria are not clear. In addition, this segment still has agreements with banks. Those wishing to renew the promotion will be subject to a series of procedures. Emphasizing that the system has become a “tangle”, DİSK Emekli-Sen General Secretary Fikri Kalender stated that these are deceptions and that the minds of retirees are being mocked. Kalender also reminded that the government has assigned public banks for promotional payments, so the resources to be used will increase the “assignment expenses” of these banks. In the first two months, 11.4 billion lira of assignment expenses were made for such institutions in the budget.