Teacher retirements: the increase from March has already been defined

In March, the quarterly increase for the 172,000 retired teachers citizens will be 18.69%, according to social security records.

This percentage is due to the fact that retired national teachers have own mobility which is calculated from the change in the salaries of teachers in service with contributions to ANSeS, the so-called “average taxable remuneration of teachers” (RIPDOC).

Previously, the semi-annual salary change was taken into account but, due to high inflation, since the end of last year the quarterly change is considered.

The RIPDOC between July and September was 20.15% (corresponding to December, which was paid in January) and October-December was 18.69% and will be applied from March 1st to May 31st.

The differentiated increases for retired teachers are due to the fact that the sector pension law provides for the contribution of active workers two additional points (13% of salary) and retire with 82% cell phone corresponding to the position they had in business.

Like the rest of the retirees, national teachers had severe loss of purchasing power of its assets in recent years.

Without considering the interim losses, end to end of the last 5 years, the decline in assets was 21.6%.

• In 2018, retired teachers received two raises for a total of 22.3%, against inflation of 47.6%. A drop of 17.1%.

• In 2019 the increase was 49.3% and inflation was 53.8%. A loss of 2.9%.

• In 2020 there was a partial recovery: the increase in teachers was 40.8% against inflation of 36.1%. An improvement of 3.4%.

• In 2021, the increase was 50.6% against inflation of 50.9%. A drop of 0.3 points.

• In 2022: the increase was 84% ​​against inflation of 94.8%. A 5.5% retracement.

The transition from the half-yearly to the quarterly adjustment was resolved at the beginning of November last year with resolution no. 1567/2022 of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security.

There it was clarified by “the current inflationary context it is necessary to grant the mobility that corresponds to it under the same time conditions compared to the rest of the pension recipients”.