Social Security Court rules pension social component uses base rate at application date, not prior disability rent rate.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Social Security Court resolved a legal question regarding the calculation of a pension's social component for a claimant with a prior disability pension. The court determined that the 24% social component must be calculated using the base rate valid on the date the pension application was submitted. This decision established that general pension calculation rules do not allow the transfer of specific disability pension valuation methods to new pension components.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedUstawa z dnia 17 grudnia 1998 r. o emeryturach i rentach z Funduszu Ubezpieczeń Społecznych; Art. 53 ust. 1 pkt 1; Art. 21 ust. 1 pkt 1: The social component of a pension is calculated based on the base rate applicable at the date of the pension application, not the base rate used for the prior disability pension.