Supreme Court allows cassation appeal dismissal, clarifying that agricultural periods can supplement pension eligibility periods up to the next required stage.

The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by Bożena K. against the Social Insurance Institution's decision regarding her pension entitlement. The applicant argued that her agricultural work periods should be fully recognized to meet the 20-year requirement for a full pension, while the institution initially denied this based on a restrictive interpretation limiting such supplements to incomplete pensions when total periods were under 15 years. The Court clarified that Article 10 of the Pension Act permits supplementing qualifying periods with agricultural contributions up to the nearest required stage for full pension eligibility, provided the total exceeds 15 years, thereby validating the institution's final outcome despite its procedural errors.