The month of November is a special month for retirees and pensioners in general since at the end of it the extra Christmas pay is collected. That is, the majority of pensioners will receive a double payment, since contributory and non-contributory pensions are collected in a total of 14 payments, which are 12 monthly payments plus 2 extraordinary payments, one in summer and another at Christmas. Now, Social Security remembers that there are pensioners and retirees who will not receive extra Christmas pay this November.
Social Security explains that while some are not entitled to the entire extraordinary payment, others, on the other hand, will not receive it, but not because they are not entitled to it, but rather because it is prorated in the rest of the ordinary monthly payments throughout the year.
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Which pensioners do not receive the extra pay for November?
The pensions that do not have the right to extra pay are those for permanent disability resulting from a work accident or an occupational disease. That is, they are not entitled to extra pay for Christmas or summer, since they are collected, but they are received within the 12 monthly salaries that are collected throughout the year.
Therefore, in this case, when you reach the end of the month of November, you will see one more monthly payment deposited into your bank account like any other month, unless you collect the gender gap supplement, which in that case, you will receive double the amount.
Those retirees and pensioners whose pension has been recognized by Social Security as of November 30 will not receive it either, regardless of the type of pension. This is so, since to generate the right to extra pay it is necessary to generate what is known as “accrual period”.
Social Security has two periods, one that goes from December 1 to May 31 and another that goes from June 1 to November 30. In this way, pensions that were recognized after November 30 will not be entitled to the extra Christmas pay.
Finally, those pensioners whose pension has been temporarily suspended during the accrual period will not receive it either, since during that time they did not generate the right to receive said additional benefit.
Pensioners who will receive a part of the extra pay
Those who have generated a part of the accrual period will receive the proportional part of the extra pay. That is, so that we understand it, if a retiree has a pension of 2,000 euros and of the six months he has only generated the accrual of 3 months, he will collect an extra 1,000 euros. Remember that Social Security recognizes one sixth for each month.
What happens with the gender gap supplement?
Yes, they are entitled to extra pay. He gender gap supplement It is collected in 14 payments so, in the month of November, they will receive double the assigned amount, regardless of whether their pension is collected in 12 or 14 payments.
For example, if you charge 71.80 euros for two children, this November you will charge 143.60 euros.
What day is Christmas extra pay collected?
Social Security pays pensions, along with extraordinary pay, in arrears, that is, between December 1 and 4. Even so, from the Social Security portal they explain that banks and banking entities usually anticipate the entry date between the 22nd and 26th of each month.
Given that the date may vary depending on the entity, pensioners will receive the monthly payment along with the extra Christmas pay between Saturday the 22nd and Wednesday the 26th, but taking into account that as it falls on a weekend the payment may be delayed depending on the entity.