Non-suspension nor retroactive deduction of detainees’ pensions

Description

The Ombudsman expressed concerns about the legality of the provision of Article 29 par. 7 case e’, L 1846/1951, according to which payment of pensions is suspended to pensioners who are serving a custodial sentence of more than six months; subsequently the Independent Authority was informed that, in the framework of EFKA (Unified Social Security Agency) operation,  while drafting its Insurance and Benefits Regulations, a provision will be included, addressing, in a common way, suspension of pensions for detainees, beneficiaries of various social security funds, taking into consideration the observations and conclusions of the Ombudsman.

Attached Files

• 1. Summary (greek) - 106 KB
• 2. Ombudsman's document (greek) - 220 KB
• 3. Ministry letter (greek) - 531 KB