With the arrival of the new year, . This means that the amount of these pensions has increased for all of 2021. This also affects, of course, widow’s pensions.
Widowhood pensions, , are those contributory pensions “to which we are entitled when our partner has died”. It is compatible with income from work and with other pensions such as retirement or permanent disability.
If the person in question remarries or has a common-law partner, they will have to choose between one of the two to which they are entitled, except in very specific cases, such as people over 61 or younger but with a disability of at least 65% or when the pension is the main source of income, provided that a certain threshold is not exceeded.
What is the minimum amount of widow’s pension?
It tells citizens what the minimum amount of these pensions is. Four categories are distinguished within them:
-The minimum widow’s pension for people under 60 years of age will be 522.50 euros per month and 7,315.00 euros per year.
-The minimum widowhood pensions for people between 60 and 64 years of age will be 645.30 euros per month and 9,034.20 euros per year.
-The minimum widow’s pensions for people aged 65 or over or with a disability of at least 65% will be 689.70 euros per month and 9,655.80 euros per year.
-The minimum widow’s pension for people with family responsibilities will be 797.91 euros per month and a total of 11,170.80 euros per year.