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Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Sudden death for widows’ pensions: New criteria and cuts to push thousands into poverty

The implementation of the pension reform of 2016, leads to sudden death of incomes for survived widows and pushes a large portion of population to poverty.  Widows’ pensions will by cut down to 50 percent of the deceased’s pension, new age criteria go into effect this month. According to so-called Katrougalos Law, a widow is … The post Sudden death for widows’ pensions: New criteria and cuts to push thousands into poverty appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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