The Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance issued a statement on Thursday in response to statements by the pensioners' organisation EKYSY-PEO on the projected increase in pensions, noting that, based on existing legislation, "pensions have increased from 2018 to date by 6.8% due to the growth path of the economy".
In addition, it is stressed that policies have been implemented to support vulnerable groups of the population, such as the increase of the low pensioners' allowance in 2016, 2019 and 2020, while additional measures are mentioned, such as the inclusion of all low pensioners from 2017 in the Christmas Gift Scheme, the access of low pensioners to the Minimum Guaranteed Income, the subsidisation of necessary social care services, the granting of free transport by public transport, BR\](CNA)
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