For pension accumulation – an important message from Sodra
According to Sodra on Friday, 35 percent. of the population to whom notifications were sent.
“So far, almost 65 percent of all people who received Sodra’s reports have already met the information provided to them on their personal accounts. The remaining 35 percent. has not yet opened reports. It is important to remember that automatic inclusion works in the following principle: if a person does not refuse pension accumulation by June 30 this year, he or she will be deemed to agree with the inclusion or automatic refurbishment, ”the report states.
Almost 236,000 people received reports on Sodra’s announcement this year, including more than 100,000 people. of the population involved in pension accumulation.
These are people under 40 who work under an employment contract or carry out independent activities and who have never accumulated retirement so far. The law provides that people are involved in accumulation every three years before they are 40 years old.
Another group of residents who received Sodra’s reports this year are people who, by the end of June 2019, stopped pension accumulation for an indefinite period.
Previously, they were participants in pension accumulation, their accumulated amounts remained in pension funds and continued to invest, but during the pension reform they decided not to pay new contributions. There are 135 thousand such people this year. 351.
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There were no paper letters left
According to Sodra, it additionally informs residents of inclusion by e -mail, automatic calls and personal consultations.
Residents have already received two messages on their personal Sodra accounts this year.
The first message was sent in early January, with reminders sent to those who did not read it. If a person has instructed his email. email address, these messages were also sent by email.
In addition, Sodra further informed residents with the help of automatic calls – more than 80,000 people heard information about pension accumulation in March.
By the end of June, residents will still receive additional reminders of pension accumulation through both personal accounts and email. by email, phone or consultation.
In previous years, registered letters were sent to people who did not read on personal accounts. However, according to Sodra, about 30 percent. The sent letters were returned without receiving the recipient.
According to Sodra, it was also not possible to assess whether the letters of registered contacts helped to ensure proper and effective information of people.
The letters registered this year will no longer be sent. It is estimated that the refusal of paper letters will save $ 330,000 this year. euros.
Those who want to accumulate do not need to do anything
According to Sodra, if a resident wants to join accumulation or renewed contributions, there will be nothing to do, people will automatically include pension accumulation participants from July 1st.
At the time, people who were already accumulating participants will start paying contributions to the pension company where their funds are currently being invested.
If a person wants to accumulate in another company than is randomly chosen, he or she may enter into a contract with his choice of accumulation company.
If you decide not to accommodate or renew your contributions, you will need to submit a request to a personal account or Sodra Customer Service by June 30 and refuse to participate in accumulation or renew your payment.
As the BNS wrote, the Ministry of Social Security and Labor aims to restructure the second pillar of pensions.
The ministry proposes to determine the transition period for almost a couple of years, during which residents can decide whether to continue their pension in second pillar funds. It is proposed that people could make such a decision within 21 months – from early January 2026 to the end of September 2027.
It is also proposed to continue paying the state incentive for 1.5 percent. the average wage of the country from the year.
