Parental pension
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LEGISLATION
WHO IS ENTITLED TO A PARENTAL PENSION?
A parent or grandparent (hereinafter jointly referred to as "parent") who is a person with changed working capacity (up to 50% health condition) at the time of the death of a child or grandchild or who is over 65 and was predominantly dependent on the child or grandchild for the year before the death, i.e. the parent has lost their supporting family member with the death of the child, may be entitled to a parental pension.
The parental pension is further conditional on the deceased having been in receipt of a pension in their own right or having acquired the service period required to be entitled to a pension.
A parent who reaches the age of 65 or becomes a person with changed working capacity within ten years of the death of their child and has no dependants who are able and obliged to maintain them is also entitled to a parental pension.
A foster parent may be entitled to a parental pension only if they have supported the foster child for at least 10 years.
In what circumstances is a retired parent considered a predominantly dependent parent?
A parent can be considered a predominantly dependent parent if their pension does not exceed the minimum amount of the old age pension at the time of the death of their child (grandchild).
When does the parental pension start?
The parental pension is payable at the earliest from the date of the death of the child (grandchild) for the duration of the changed working capacity or for the rest of the parent's life. If the claim is made more than six months after the death of the child (grandchild), the parental pension may be established from the first day of the sixth month preceding the claim.
Amount of the parental pension
If the parent does not have a pension in their own right, the parental pension is 60% of the pension that the deceased was receiving or would have received at the time of death.
If the parent is in receipt of a pension in their own right, the parental pension is 30%.
If more than one person is entitled to the parental pension, it is divided equally between them.
How to claim a parental pension
The claim for a parental pension can be submitted electronically on the www.magyarorszag.hu website under Pensions > Claim for benefits menu point or on the form provided for the purpose, by post, or in person.
If the deceased was not in receipt of a benefit, the claim must be submitted to the government office acting as a pension insurance body of the applicant's place of residence by using a form „Claim for parental pension, if the deceased was not in receipt of a pension, benefits prior to retirement age”. If the deceased was in receipt of a pension, benefit prior retirement age, service benefit for armed forces, transitional annuity for miners or life annuity for dance artists the claim must be submitted to the Pension Payment Directorate by using a form „ Claim for parental pension, if the deceased was in receipt of a pension, benefits prior to retirement age”.
The claim may also be lodged at an integrated government customer service.
The date of the application is the date on which the application form is submitted or posted.
The procedure for making a claim is free of duties and costs.
What to attach with the claim?
The document certified the family relationship between the deceased person and the client (e.g. death certificate of the deceased person, decision of the guardianship authority) must be attached to the claim.
In the case of a claim of a person under the age of 65 years with changed working capacity the statement of health issued by a rehabilitation expert authority, must be attached.
If this is not available, the following medical documents must be attached:
- a referral for an opinion on changes in working capacity, containing summary information on the state of health and medical treatment,
- medical documents which are not available for the medical expert body in the National eHealth Infrastructure (hereinafter EESZT).
The medical documents can be checked on the eeszt.gov.hu website after electronic identification, the access of the documents can be modified at “Önrendelkezés”/”Self-determination” menu point.
For the purpose of fluent administration, we recommend to attach the death certificate of the deceased person.
If the deceased was not in receipt of a benefit:
At the government office of the applicant's place of residence.
If the deceased was in receipt of a benefit:
At the customer service of the Pension Payment Directorate (1139 Budapest Váci road 73.).
If the deceased was not in receipt of a benefit:
The envelope must be marked with name of the government office of the applicant's place of residence.
The uniform postal address is:
Budapest
1916
If the deceased was in receipt of a benefit:
Hungarian State Treasury Pension Payment Directorate
Budapest
1820