Invalidity annuity
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LEGISLATION
WHO IS ENTITLED TO AN INVALIDITY ANNUITY?
Hungarian citizens aged 18 or over are entitled to an invalidity annuity who:
- have a degree of health impairment of at least 70 % which arose before the age of 25 and is continuing, and
are not in receipt of pension benefits, work accident-related pensions or benefits for persons with changed working capacity.
It is therefore not a condition for the award of the annuity that the person concerned must have completed a service period entitling them to a pension.
It is not an obstacle to the establishment of an invalidity annuity:
- if the applicant is in receipt of a disability support, or
- if the applicant is in receipt of family allowance, or
- if the applicant is employed or otherwise engaged in any relationship for a gainful activity.
A person is not entitled to an invalidity annuity if they are not living in Hungary but in a country of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
HOW TO CLAIM THE INVALIDITY ANNUITY?
An application for an invalidity annuity must be sent to the government office of the capital or county, which is the competent pension insurance administration body in the place of residence, using the form "Claim for work invalidity annuity".
Applications can be submitted in person, by post or electronically.
It may be submitted in person at the customer service of the government office of the capital or county according to the place of residence or stay.
If it submitted by post, the envelope must be marked with name of the government office addressed and the postal address of 1916 Budapest.
Persons with electronic identification can submit their claim electronically, using the form "Claim for work invalidity annuity" available at www.magyarorszag.hu under "Nyugdíj" > "Ellátások igénylése".
The contact details of the government offices can be found online at www.kormanyhivatalok.hu.
WHAT SHOULD I ENCLOSE WITH MY INVALIDITY ANNUITY CLAIM?
The application must be accompanied by the medical referral from a general practitioner which contains a summary of the medical condition and treatment of the person concerned and is issued for the purpose of assessing the change in their capacity for work.
The enclosing of the therapist’s opinion describing the treatment and current condition, the hospital discharge report, the specialist medical results is only necessary if access to the documents is restricted in the National eHealth Infrastructure (hereinafter EESZT) or they are not available at EESZT.
The medical documents can be checked at on the eeszt.gov.hu website after electronic identification, the access of the documents can be modified at “Önrendelkezés”/”Self-determination” menu point.
The assessment of the degree of health impairment shall be initiated by the pension determination body on the basis of the medical documents submitted by the applicant to the medical expert body. The government office of the place of residence or stay acts as the medical expert body.
Is the personal medical examination necessary for establishing the annuity?
A personal examination may take place if the claimant's health impairment cannot be assessed on the basis of the medical documents attached by the claimant and available in the EESZT. In this case, the medical expert body summons the client for a personal examination.
In the event of a summon, attendance at the examination is mandatory, therefore, if the claimant fails to appear at the personal examination through fault of his/her own, this is considered a withdrawal of the claim.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR THE INVALIDITY ANNUITY TO BE ESTABLISHED?
The administrative time limit is 60 days.
The invalidity annuity will be paid by the Pension Payment Directorate of the Hungarian State Treasury within 10 workdays of the date of the decision.
WHEN CAN THE INVALIDITY ANNUITY BE DETERMINED?
An invalidity annuity may be awarded retroactively from the first day of the sixth month preceding the month in which the application was submitted, provided that the conditions for entitlement to the annuity are met on that day.
HOW MUCH IS THE INVALIDITY ANNUITY?
The invalidity annuity is a fixed benefit, the amount of which increases in accordance with government decrees on pension increases.
From 1 January 2025, the monthly amount of the invalidity annuity is HUF 60,715.
WHEN DOES THE ENTITLEMENT TO THE ANNUITY CEASE?
If the recipient's health impairment is permanent, they may receive an invalidity annuity for the rest of their life. In such a case, entitlement to the annuity ceases when the recipient is awarded an old age pension, a widow(er)'s pension, an orphan's allowance, a disability benefit or a rehabilitation benefit.
If the recipient's impairment of health is not permanent according to the opinion of the specialist medical body, a review of the state of health shall be performed at the date specified in the decision granting the invalidity annuity, and the continuation of the pension shall depend on the outcome of the review. The result of the review will lead to the termination of entitlement to an invalidity annuity when the degree of impairment of the beneficiary's health is less than 70%.
The invalidity annuity will stop if the beneficiary moves from Hungary to another EU country.
WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF DISAGREEMENT WITH THE DECISION?
No appeal may be lodged. If the decision is unlawful, or if you disagree with the degree of health impairment in the event of a refusal to pay the invalidity annuity, you can apply for a review of the decision by the court operating with an administrative department, with jurisdiction at the place of residence within 30 days.
The letter of claim must be lodged, free of charge, with the pension insurance body which took the decision or sent by registered post. After electronic identification, the claim can also be filed electronically on the https://epapir.gov.hu interface. After entry, in the subject group "Jogorvoslat" the case type "Közigazgatási szerv határozatának bírósági felülvizsgálata iránti keresetlevél benyújtása" should be selected.
OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY THE PAYMENT OF AN INVALIDITY ANNUITY
The Pension Payment Directorate pays the determined annuity in the current month.
As the invalidity annuity is not payable to persons living in a country of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland, any stay abroad exceeding 90 days must be notified to the Pension Payment Directorate within 15 days.
At the government office of the applicant's place of residence.
The envelope must be marked with name of the government office of the applicant's place of residence.
The uniform postal address is:
1916 Budapest.