A little over 330,000 pensioners will receive a Christmas supplement of BGN 100. in the month of December, the government decided. The funds will be paid to people whose pension or the sum of pensions together with supplements and compensation for them for December is up to BGN 526. including how much the official poverty line is for 2024.
For the payment of the holiday bonuses, the cabinet will allocate an additional 33 million and 100 thousand BGN from the state social insurance budget. The funds will be at the expense of restructuring expenses and/or transfers under the central budget for 2024.