How much will the retiree holiday bonus be, will there be a raise? When will the 2025 retiree holiday bonus be paid?
Developments regarding the 2025 retiree bonus increase are being watched with curiosity. The retiree bonus, which was paid as 2,000 TL in 2023, was increased to 3,000 TL in 2024 with a 50 percent raise. With this increase, SSK, Bağ-Kur, and Emekli Sandığı retirees received a total of 6,000 TL in holiday bonuses for Ramadan and Eid al-Adha. As Ramadan approaches, research has accelerated regarding how much the retiree bonus will be in 2025 and whether there will be a raise. So, how much will the 2025 retiree holiday bonus be, will there be a raise, and when will it be paid? Here are the latest developments regarding the 2025 retiree holiday bonus raise...
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The retiree holiday bonus practice, which was launched in 2018, is paid to retired citizens twice a year. These payments are deposited into retirees' accounts along with their pensions before the Ramadan and Eid al-Adha holidays. With the raise implemented in January 2025, a 15.75 percent increase was applied to pensions, and the lowest pension rose to 14,469 TL. Following the increase in pensions, retirees under the scope of SGK 4A, 4B, and 4C began their research to learn the amount of the increased holiday bonus. So, how much will the retiree holiday bonus be in 2025 and will there be a raise? Here are the details that are being wondered about the 2025 retiree holiday bonus amount and payment dates.
2025 RETIREE RAISE RATE
The retiree raise rate that will be valid for the first half of 2025 was determined as 15.75 percent based on 6-month inflation data.
With this increase, the lowest SSK and Bağ-Kur pension also rose by 15.75 percent. Thus, the lowest pension reached 14,469 TL.
HOW MUCH WILL THE 2025 RETIREE HOLIDAY BONUS BE?
In 2024, the retiree holiday bonus was increased to 3,000 TL with a 50 percent raise. Thus, a total of 6,000 TL in bonuses was paid to SSK, Bağ-Kur, and Emekli Sandığı retirees for the Ramadan and Eid al-Adha holidays.
If a 15.75 percent raise is applied to retiree bonuses in 2025, the holiday bonus will rise to 3,472.5 TL.
However, no official statement has been made yet regarding a possible raise to be made to holiday bonuses for 2025.
WHEN WILL THE RETIREE HOLIDAY BONUS BE PAID?
The payment date for retiree holiday bonuses has not been announced yet. However, looking at the payments made in previous years, it is expected that the bonuses will be deposited into accounts at least one week before the holiday.
Ramadan Bayram will begin on March 30, 2025, this year. In line with this, it is anticipated that the holiday bonuses will be deposited into retirees' accounts between March 24-28.
Eid al-Adha will begin on June 6, 2025. In this case, it is expected that the bonuses will be deposited into accounts between June 2-5, which is the week before the holiday.