Hungarian State Treasury

A person receiving a benefit is obliged to notify the Pension Payment Directorate of any facts, data or circumstances affecting their entitlement to the benefit or the payment of the benefit.

For example:

• in the case of benefits prior to retirement age and service benefit for armed forces, if earnings reach 18 times the minimum wage,
• employment in the public sector,
• change of place of residence or stay, or postal address,
• stay abroad for more than 90 days,
• change of financial institution account number,
• change of name, marriage,
• in the case of orphan's allowance paid for school studies, changes affecting studies,
• arrest, imprisonment.

The notification must be made without delay, but no later than within 15 days, with reference to the pension registration number of the benefit.

Notifications can be made in writing by post, in person at the Pension Payment Directorate's Customer Relations Office or after electronic identification (via “DÁP” mobile application or Client Gate + login) on the magyarorszag.hu website, after selecting "Pensions" menu point using the appropriate form to the type of the notification.

The Pension Payment Directorate does not accept oral notifications, e.g. by telephone, or notifications that are not signed in person or sent by e-mail.

Any change of address, residence, stay or postal address or account number affecting the payment of benefits must be notified in writing to the Pension Payment Directorate, with reference to the pension registration number, signed by the person receiving a benefit (or their legal representative).

The change of address must also be notified if the benefit is paid into a bank account instead of by post.

Please note that the benefit can only be paid into a payment account over which the beneficiary or their legal representative has the right of disposal.

Failure to notify a change of address or account number may result in non-payment or delay in the payment of the benefit within the time limit. If your postal address is incorrect, you may not receive mail from the Pension Payment Directorate or certain government information mailings.

For more information on this topic, please see the Suspension due to employment in the public sector case.

For more information on this topic, please see the Suspension due to gainful activity case.

If the planned duration of the stay abroad exceeds 90 days, the person receiving a benefit is obliged to inform the Pension Payment Directorate of their address (place of stay) abroad before the trip.

A change of name must be notified to the Pension Payment Directorate, stating the reason for the change and stating the name of the person concerned.

In the case of widow(er)’s pension, the marriage must be notified immediately, as this may affect entitlement to a survivor's pension already established.

In the case of an orphan's allowance paid for school studies, if the orphan has interrupted or completed their studies, is not in full-time education or is not in full-time education at an institution of higher education, or is pursuing their studies on an individual work or study schedule, or their student, pupil or adult education status is suspended, they must notify the Authority without delay.

In the case of an orphan's allowance, if the minor orphan leaves the household of the person (parent, guardian, etc.) to whom the orphan's allowance is paid, the surviving parent is no longer considered to be a person with changed working capacity; in the case of an orphan's allowance for a sibling or grandchild, if the dependent relative becomes capable of supporting the child.

The fact and date of the death of a beneficiary living abroad must be notified within 15 days by the spouse, child, grandchild, parent, grandparent and brother or sister living in the same household as the deceased person, in successive order, or, failing them, by the heir or other person entitled to receive the pension.

Failure to notify may result in the person receiving a benefit being liable to repayment of the amount of the benefit without legal ground.