Bulgarije
The right to retirement and old-age pension is acquired, by men, at 60 years and 6 months of age, and at 55 years and 6 months, by women, provided that the sum of the years of age and the years of service is not less than 98 for men and 88 for women. Since 31 December 2000, this retirement age has been raised from the first day of each following calendar year by six months for both men and women to reach 63 for men and 60 for women, and the required sum of age and length of service has been raised by 1 to reach 100 for men and 94 for women. If the sum of age and length of service is less than the one required, the entitlement is acquired at 15 years of service and 65 years of age for both men and women.
The size of retirement and old-age pensions is determined by a method described in the Social Security Code.
In addition, the Code provides for disability pensions (for persons of 50 per cent disability and above); survivors’ pensions (for children, the surviving spouse, and parents); war invalids’ pensions; social pensions (for persons older than 70).
