The regional office of the Social Insurance Institute was inaugurated today in Tirana, after a thorough renovation of all its existing facilities.
The ISS Office in Tirana provides service to 100 thousand pensioners, who after the reconstruction are provided better services thanks to the technology, by applying electronic ticket and electronic certificate.
The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Rama, Minister of Social Welfare and Youth Erion Veliaj, General Director of ISS Vjollca Braho and some pensioners.
During the ceremony pensions were distributed symbolically for some categories, calculated on the basis of the new scheme, thanks to which citizens are benefiting pensions up to 100 thousand ALL higher.
Mrs. Raime Gjokaj was 1 of the 5 thousand beneficiaries of the social pension, whom the Prime Minister gave the pension card. Although very old and of retirement age, the lady received today the pension for the first time.
According to the Prime Minister, another promise kept is lowering the retirement age for miners. Hamdi Bajram Hisku was a former miner who received pension under the new scheme, where in addition to retiring at 55, he receives a pension higher than 194 thousand ALL from 139 thousand ALL of the old scheme.
Eqerem Cenaliu, a serviceperson, was another citizen whom the Prime Minister gave today the pension card. Based on the calculations of the old scheme he gets a higher pension, 342 thousand ALL from 282 thousand ALL it was before. Mr. Cenaliu, thanked the staff of the service who allowed pension provision within a very short time. “I want to thank the staff of the service that made this work so soon. He received pensions within 2-3 weeks. There have been cases when people have received pensions after 1 month or after 2-3 months”- he noted.
Prime Minister Rama considered the pension reform a meaningful incentive for all those who want to be and are insured