News services remind that pensioners and disability benefit recipients who earned additional income in 2025 should submit their income data to ZUS by the end of February. Failure to report may result in verification of the right to payments, or even their temporary suspension. From March 1, the annual indexation of benefits will come into effect, which will also affect income limits and some benefits and enforcement deductions.
Reporting Additional Income to ZUS
Pensioners and disability benefit recipients who earned additional income in 2025 must submit their income data. Failure to report may result in a reduction or temporary suspension of benefit payments.
Indexation from March 1
From March 1, pensions and benefits will increase, and along with them, some related limits and amounts. The media also point to possible tax consequences.
Changes in Enforcement Deductions
From March, the rules for enforcement from pensions are set to change. This information is important for indebted seniors, as it affects the amount remaining at the beneficiary's disposal.
Widow's Pension and Supporting Benefit
Some services describe increases in the widow's pension limits and a higher supporting benefit after indexation. The texts remind about the conditions and procedures for granting.
Inspections and Staff in Certification
Articles signal more frequent checks of medical certificates and staffing problems in certification. A proposal emerges to include nurses and physiotherapists in the work of certifiers.
Publications from February 26 focus on the practical obligations of pensioners and disability benefit recipients before March 1, 2026, when the annual indexation begins. The most frequently repeated information concerns reporting additional earnings for 2025: some editorial teams give the end of February as the deadline, while others explicitly point to February 28. Articles explain that ZUS compares the submitted data with income limits and, based on this, may reduce or suspend the benefit. Concurrently, the media describe that from March, the thresholds for additional income will increase, which is intended to limit the risk of sanctions for people combining benefits with work, and they remind of the possible tax consequences of the March increases. 28 lutego — deadline for income reporting Key Deadlines for Benefit Recipients: February 28, 2026 — Income Report for 2025; March 1, 2026 — Start of Indexation; March 1, 2026 — New Deduction Rules The Polish pension system was repeatedly restructured in the 20th century, from industry-specific solutions to the gradual popularization of social insurance. A breakthrough was the 1999 reform, which based universal pensions on a defined contribution and more strongly linked the benefit amount to the contribution history. A second group of texts concerns benefits and procedures that will change with the March indexation or are already controversial. The media describe that after indexation, the limit for widow's pension will rise, and that the supporting benefit will also be higher. Separately, the change in the rules for deductions that a bailiff can apply from a pension is discussed. Systemic threads also appear: a shortage of medical certifiers and announcements about including nurses and physiotherapists in issuing certain certificates from April 13, 2026, discussion about the growing number of early benefit recipients, and reports on checks of sick leave certificates, including those related to pregnancy. Some articles also show the practice of assessing self-sufficiency in social assistance and disputes about the way questions are asked during environmental interviews. „Pieniądze to nie jedyny powód spadku dzietności” (Money is not the only reason for the decline in the birth rate) — TVN24 „Czy niepełnosprawny chodzi sam po mieszkaniu?” (Can a disabled person walk alone around the apartment?) — Infor.pl
Mentioned People
- Szymon Hołownia — Mentioned in material about the potential amount of his wife's pension, based on rates provided by the Ministry of National Defence.
- Urszula Brzezińska-Hołownia — Indicated as a person whose potential pension benefit was calculated based on rates disclosed by the Ministry of National Defence.