July payments have begun: The schedule for increased pensions and civil servant salaries has been announced

Following the July salary increases, a new period has begun for retiree, civil servant, and social assistance payments. With the finalization of June inflation, a 17.76 percent increase was applied to the base pensions of SSK and Bağ-Kur retirees, and a 13.52 percent increase was applied to the salaries of civil servants and civil servant retirees.

The increases are being reflected in salaries as of July. Civil servants began receiving their increased salaries and related payments as of July 15. Payments for SSK and Bağ-Kur retirees will begin on July 17 and continue until July 28.

Since retired civil servants receive their pensions at the beginning of the month, the salary difference resulting from the 13.52 percent increase will be deposited separately. While these payments are expected to reach accounts by the end of July, it was stated that the exact schedule will be announced by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security.

PAYMENT SCHEDULE AND NEW AMOUNTS

For SSK retirees, the payment day is determined based on the last digit of the allocation number. For Bağ-Kur retirees, payments will be made between July 25 and 28.

A 17.76 percent raise will be applied to the base pension of SSK and Bağ-Kur retirees receiving the minimum pension. An additional payment of 4 or 5 percent will also be added to the new base pension. Those whose total base pension and additional payment remain below 20 thousand liras on their payment day will be paid 20 thousand liras; those above this amount will receive their calculated new pension.

Following the enactment of the minimum pension regulation, retirees receiving payments below 23 thousand 552 liras will be paid the difference to bring their pensions up to this level. Increases will also be applied to survivor and orphan pensions based on the status of the deceased: a 17.76 percent raise will be reflected for those receiving death benefits from SSK and Bağ-Kur, and a 13.52 percent raise for those under the Emekli Sandığı (Retirement Fund) scope.

Civil servant family allowance items have also been recalculated with the July raise. The allowance paid for a non-working spouse increased from 3 thousand 154 lira 63 kuruş to 3 thousand 581 lira 14 kuruş. Child allowance rose to 787 lira 76 kuruş for the 0-6 age group and 393 lira 88 kuruş for those over 6 years old.

The family allowance payment for a civil servant with a non-working spouse and two children between the ages of 0-6 increased from 4 thousand 543 liras to 5 thousand 157 liras. It was reported that with this item, the lowest civil servant salary rose to 70 thousand 224 liras, and a bonus of 1,113 liras will also be paid.

The limit for additional payments made to retirees each month has also changed. While a 5 percent additional payment was made to those whose base pension was below 13 thousand 14 lira 96 kuruş in the first half of the year, this limit rose to 14 thousand 774 lira 58 kuruş in the second half. For base pensions above this amount, the additional payment rate will be applied as 4 percent.