Elderly supplement increases by €30 and will be paid in February 2025.
According to Social Security, "the updated amount will be paid in February, with retroactive effects to January".
Elderly supplement with a €30 increase in 2025
The Complementary Solidarity Benefit for the elderly (CSI) will increase by 30 euros starting in January 2025, rising from 600.6 euros monthly to 630.6 euros.
In a note published on Thursday, the Social Security Institute informed that "the updated value will be paid in February, with retroactive effects to January", according to Notícias ao Minuto.
According to Social Security, "beneficiaries who are already receiving CSI do not need to submit a new application", since "the amount of the benefit will be automatically recalculated".
This increase results from a 4.99% update of the CSI reference value, which now stands at 7,568 euros per year, representing a rise of 360 euros compared to the previous value (7,208 euros) since June.
"Within the scope of the Program of the XXIV Constitutional Government, the gradual increase of the CSI reference value to €820 by 2028 is foreseen," says the preamble of a decree published on December 3 in the Official Gazette, cited by the news website.
It should be noted that CSI is a monthly cash support for elderly people with low income, aged equal or older than the normal retirement age under the general Social Security scheme in Portugal, which is 66 years and 4 months.
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