Increased pensions in 2022

Government Decree No. 356/2021 Coll. changes the basic amount of old-age, disability, widow’s, widower’s and orphan's pensions - for the year 2022 it amounts to CZK 3 900.

Pensions (old-age, disability, widow’s, widower’s and orphan's) granted before 1 January 2022 are increasing starting from the payment of the pension payable after 31 December 2021, in that: 

  • the basic pension amount has increased by CZK 350 a month,
  • the variable amount has increased by 1.3% of the variable amount of the pension that pertains to the day from which the variable amount increases,
  • the variable amount of all types of pensions by an additional amount of CZK 300 (or by a partial amount). In the case of a cumulation of rights to the payment of multiple pensions, this amount is applicable only once.