Be cautious about expiration on your retirement pensions!

The Social Security Institution (SGK) offers rights such as retirement, disability, and inability to work. However, if these rights are not collected for a long time, they may expire. Especially for pensions granted before 2008, if not collected within 5 years, you may lose your rights.

If you retired before 2008 and have not collected your pension for a long time, SGK checks whether the pension has expired. If 5 years have passed, that money is lost. However, there is no such expiration for pensions granted after 2008.

In cases of absence, beneficiaries must apply to SGK within 5 years from the date the court decision becomes final. If no application is made during this period, only 5 years of back payments can be received.

Check your retirement pensions and collect them before they expire!