Minister Bilgin's statement on 'welfare share for retirees'

Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Bilgin was a guest on Habertürk. Bilgin said that retirees earning salaries over 7,500 liras will be given a welfare share in order to prevent the gap between them and those receiving the lowest pensions to close. Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Bilgin made statements about the current agenda on Habertürk. Bilgin said that retirees earning salaries over 7,500 liras will be given a welfare share in order to prevent the gap between them and those receiving the lowest pensions to close. Minister Bilgin said the following on the subject, “Every 6 months we make arrangements regarding the salaries of our employees, especially public employees, and retirees, including them. In July, we will make arrangements at rates that cover all of them. We will move the ones below up and the ones above a little higher. We are doing it legally in July. This time, we are differentiating the welfare share and regulating it in a way that will also differentiate the salaries of those earning over 7,500 liras. The number of those receiving approximately 7,500 liras is 9 million. We have 15 million retirees in total. Retirees who receive a salary over 7,500 TL will be given a welfare share.” Those who are late in EYT will receive their salaries in an accumulated form Noting that they prioritize those who apply in the earthquake zone for EYT, the Minister said that approximately 1 million people have received their first salary. The Minister said, “Those who cannot receive their salaries have no loss. Processes are carried out every day according to their entitlement days and the number of times they have completed their premium days. Approximately 30 thousand people were granted retirement per month. Now we have increased this figure to 120 thousand to 130 thousand. Our SGK personnel made great preparations. They worked day and night. The TBMM made a gesture and increased their overtime. They worked incredibly hard. They reached a figure of 1 million. Those who are late are not worried because they will receive it in an accumulated form.” Bilgin stated that there was no work for those who retired after 1999.