Survivor's Pension

A social payment granted under the Social Security Code, regardless of inheritance rights, and linked to the deceased’s entitlement to a personal pension for length of service and old age or disability. To receive a survivor’s pension, an application must be submitted to the National Social Security Institute, and the amount is determined according to the number of eligible heirs. The payment is a monthly sum provided to certain close relatives of the deceased insured person: children up to 18 years of age, or up to 26 if they are studying, including in case of disability; surviving spouse – the pension starts 5 years before the standard old-age retirement age or earlier if the spouse is unable to work; parents – if they have reached retirement age and do not receive their own personal pension (with exceptions, e.g., parents of a military service member who died in service).