Monday, December 17, 2018
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Receiving pensions and benefits at home getting more expensive

The cost of getting pensions and benefits sent to people's homes by mail will rise from currently €6.60 to €7.70 a month, the Social Insurance Board has announced. The change will affect some 5,000 Estonian residents.

Estonia's state institutions that pay out benefits and pensions offer the option to have those payments sent directly to a recipient's home. In the case a recipient cannot leave their home for health reasons, or if they live so remotely that they don't have access to a bank branch or an ATM, the state pays for the delivery. Read More