Payment of benefits in the territory of the Czech Republic

Payment of pension benefits in the territory of the Czech Republic

The CSSA pays pensions in advance in regular monthly instalments – either by bank transfer to the client's account (or to the spouse's account) at a bank, or in cash at the Czech Post Office. Cash payments at the Czech Post Office are charged; the client pays CZK 78 for each pension payment from 1 February 2025 (the pension amount paid out is then lowered by this amount). The increase in the fee for cash pension payments does not apply to pension beneficiaries who were granted a pension before 1 January 2010 and have been continuously entitled to at least one pension since 31 December 2009 (e.g. a widower/widow's pension and newly granted old-age pension since 31 December 2009), since the expenses for cash pension payments in this case are covered by the CSSA.

CSSA also remits payments of pensions to social services facilities with a full-year stay, provided that the recipient of the pension benefit is a pensioner or his guardian and the recipient of the benefit has agreed to receive the payment in this manner.

The written decision on granting a pension being paid by the CSSA contains the information on the date on which the pensions will be paid out.

Payment of sickness benefits in the territory of the Czech Republic

In the first two weeks of the period of temporary incapacity to work, the employer shall pay a wage compensation for the working days. As of the 15th day of the period of incapacity to work, the sickness benefit is paid by the district social security administration for calendar days (including weekends and holidays).

The law does not provide for a specific date in the month by which the sickness benefit is to be paid. The sickness benefit, as well as other sickness insurance benefits, shall be paid retrospectively under the sickness insurance act within a period not exceeding one month following the date on which all necessary and correctly completed documents for entitlement to the payment of the benefit have been received by DSSA.

As a rule, the sickness benefit shall be granted no more than 380 calendar days (the so-called "support period") from the date of the occurrence of temporary incapacity to work or the quarantine order.