What is happening in the pension system is frivolous use for political purposes. The supplement was 75 BGN, then 100, I won't be surprised if it becomes 150. Everyone starts bidding and pretending to be "concerned" for poor people. This was stated by the former Deputy Prime Minister Lydia Shuleva in the program “The Live Day” on NOVA NEWS.
„It is moving towards disproportions in the pension system and its deficits. Supplements for pensioners are an element of the social system. People on low incomes should be helped, especially when the holidays are coming up. For this purpose, however, social policies should be used, and not given money in a voluntary way, she believes.
She doubted that many people on minimum pensions actually receive two. And that's how inequality is created. “Some of the working pensioners or those below the poverty line do not have such a low income at all. Those who have higher pensions but this is their only income will be deprived. When the income criterion is not respected, social distortions result. An income test is being done to find out who really belong to the vulnerable groups, Shuleva commented.