Orphan’s Pension

Orphan’s pension is granted only to a dependent child in the case of death of his/her parent (event. adoptive parent) or to a person who substitutes parental care and supported a child at the time of the parent’s death because of impossibility of performance for substantial reasons.At the same time the deceased must be a beneficiary of an old-age, disability pension on the date of his/her death or must fulfil the condition of the insurance period for a disability pension or for an old-age pension on the date of his/her death or he/she died due to a work accident.

From 1 January 2012, all that is required for eligibility for an orphan’s pension is that, on the day of death, the deceased had accrued at least half the insured period necessary for eligibility for invalidity pension.

Subject to fulfilment of the above-mentioned conditions an orphan who lost both parents is entitled to an orphan’s pension after each of his/her parents or to the person substituting parental care and supporting a child at the time of the parents’ death because of impossibility of performance for substantial reasons.

From 1 January 2012 an orphan’s pension is awarded after the death of a person who has taken a child into his/her care only if the child was taken by the deceased, before the death of the deceased, into care substituting parental care (based on a court decision on the placing of a child in care or in the joint care of a married couple).

 For the purposes of entitlement to an orphan’s pension, “a dependent child” is a child before completion of his/her compulsory school attendance or after the completion up to the age of 26 if the child

• Prepares systematically for his/her future careers;
• Is unable to prepare systematically for his/her future careers or to carry out a gainful activity due to an illness or injury; or
• Is unable to carry out a permanent gainful activity due to his/her long-lasting unfavourable health condition.

 

Latest modifications 26. 1. 2012