Almost 55 Percent Of All Pensioners Live Under The Poverty Risk Threshold

In April, 345,884 pensioners, or 54.6 percent of all pensioners, received a pension of less than 800 euros. The poverty risk threshold is set at 827 euros. At the same time, the average net pension in the country is 820 euros, which means that it is also below the poverty risk threshold.

The average net retirement pension is 820 euros, the disability pension is 634 euros, the survivor’s or widow’s pension is 502 euros, and the partial widow’s pension is 82 euros.

In April, there were 632,969 pensioners in Slovenia, and 71,195 people received a partial widow’s pension. The highest pension paid amounted to 3,687 euros. The limit for the partial widow’s pension was 124 euros, which is the maximum amount that individuals can receive if they claim a portion of the pension from a deceased partner.

The farmer’s pension was 316 euros, and the farmer fighter’s pension was 633 euros, which means that the pension is doubled.

– There were five retired farmer fighters last year.
– The pension is paid to 4798 members of the National Liberation Movement, national heroes and holders of the Partisan Memorial.
– There were 377 recipients of pensions for forced mobilisation.
– 193 were prisoners in concentration camps.
– 40 were imprisoned after the 15^th of May 1945.
– Furthermore, 7144 internees, refugees and labour deportees (during the Second World War, which ended in 1945) receive a pension.

108,702 pensioners received up to 600 euros. In April, 37,064 pensioners received pensions above 1,500 euros.

Pension amounts and the number of pensioners for April 2023:

Amount	Number of pensioners who receive this amount
Up to 200 euros	2,419
From 200 to 300 euros	4,621
From 300 to 400 euros	26,022
From 400 to 500 euros	36,025
From 500 to 600 euros	39,615
From 600 to 700 euros	112,096
From 700 to 800 euros	69,521
From 800 to 900 euros	55,565
From 900 to 1000 euros	43,522
From 1000 to 1100 euros	33,603
From 1100 to 1200 euros	25,139
From 1200 to 1300 euros	17,783
From 1300 to 1400 euros	12,957
From 1400 to 1500 euros	9,374
From 1500 to 2000 euros	22,347
From 2000 to 2500 euros	11,168
Over 2500 euros	3,549

Moja Dolenjska