Payment Date for January 2025 Salary Differences Announced by Social Security Institution (SGK). How Much is the Salary Difference?

Following the increase in retirement pensions in the year 2025, retirees were eagerly awaiting the payment of salary differences. The Social Security Institution (SGK) has announced the date on which the 2025 retirement pension differences will be deposited. Salary payments for retirees under the social security coverage, including SSK, Bağ-Kur, and Civil Servants Retirement Fund (4-C), are carried out according to a schedule determined by allocation number. So, when will the January 2025 salary differences be deposited? How much is the salary difference? The eagerly awaited payment dates for pension raise differences for retirees have been finalized. After the minimum retirement pension was increased from 12,500 TL to 14,469 TL, the question arose about when the raise differences would be deposited into accounts. The Social Security Institution (SGK) announced that the difference payments would be made within the month of February. In the context of raising the minimum retirement pension, the SGK stated that the differences would be deposited into accounts today. The SGK’s statement included, “We are paying the difference amounts to our retirees and beneficiaries. You can collect your payments from the bank or PTT where you receive your income/pension. You can collect it on February 11, 2025.” The rate of raise to be applied to retirees for the January-July period of 2025 was determined as 15.75% according to the latest 6-month inflation data. Within this increase, the minimum pension for SSK and Bağ-Kur retirees was raised from 12,500 TL to 14,469 TL. As part of this adjustment, retirees receiving the minimum pension will receive a difference payment of 1,969 TL.