The government today approved the decision to provide immediate financial support to the most needy groups, as well as the new monthly compensation scheme for low pensions and special categories.
The decision, which comes into effect for the financial effects of 2025, is divided into two main columns: the year-end bonus (financial support) and permanent monthly income compensations.
Bonus of 15 thousand lek (old 150 thousand)
The government has decided to allocate an amount of 15,000 lek as financial support for 2025. The categories that will benefit from this amount in their accounts are:
- Families and individuals receiving economic assistance.
- Children without parental care, placed in foster families.
- People with disabilities.
- Individuals with paraplegic and tetraplegic disability status.
- Individuals with blind status.
- Personal assistants of disability payment beneficiaries.
Monthly income compensations
In addition to the bonus, the decision also determines the rate of monthly compensation (income supplement) for those with pensions or low incomes, taking as reference the date 31.12.2025:
Up to 1,800 lek/month benefit people with a monthly income of up to 40,000 lek.
Up to 1,000 lek/month benefit people with incomes up to 18,000 lek per month.
Up to 800 lek/month benefit people with incomes up to 22,000 lek per month.
Disability pensions (600 lek/month) benefit people with disability pensions who have incomes of up to 30,000 lek per month.
Family pensions (700 lek/month) benefit people with family pensions who have incomes of up to 18,000 lek per month.