After High Entry Bonus, First Pension Funds Announce ‘Meager’ Increases for 2027.
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The first pension funds that have already switched to the new system, PFZW, PMT, and BpfBouw, are announcing a 0.8 percent increase in pensions for next year. This is significantly lower than inflation and, moreover, contrasts sharply with the ‘transition bonus’ they were able to offer during the switch at the beginning of this year, writes the FD.
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The major pension funds in healthcare (PFZW), metal and technology (PMT), and construction (bpfBOUW) will increase benefits next year by a limited amount, around 0.8 percent. That is nowhere near enough to keep pace with high inflation. The three major funds already switched to the new system at the beginning of this year and were therefore able to increase pensions by 12, 8, and 21 percent respectively at that time.
For pensioners in the healthcare, construction, and metal and engineering sectors, pension benefits will increase slightly as of 2027. Retired healthcare workers will see their benefits rise by 0.75 percent. In the construction sector, pensioners will receive an additional 0.8 percent, and former metalworkers 0.82 percent. Pension funds Zorg & Welzijn, BpfBouw, and PMT announced this today. These are the three largest pension funds that made th…
THE HAGUE (ANP) - The major pension funds in healthcare (PFZW), metal and technology (PMT), and construction (bpfBOUW) will increase benefits next year by a limited amount, around 0.8 percent. That is nowhere near enough to keep up with high inflation. The three major funds already switched to the new... at the beginning of this year.
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