Calculation of disability pensions

In addition to the years of employment, the period from the onset of the disability up to the retirement age of 63, will always be included in the pension, provided that the amount of earnings for the preceding 10 years amounts to EUR 15 469,61 minimum (at 2010 levels). The average earnings from the five full calendar years preceding the illness will be taken into account when calculating this so-called projected pension. No pension for the projected pensionable service will be paid out, if the pension applicant has had no earnings during the above-mentioned period.

Pension payments are accumulated from the future period for those aged 18–63 at 1.5% annually if the point in time when a disability pension is activated is the year 2010 or later. If disability has begun before 2010, pension payments are accrued from the future period at 1.5% annually for those aged 18–49 and 1.3% for those aged 50–62.

One-off increase in pensions for persons who have become disabled under the age of 50

The disability pensions of persons between the ages of 24 and 55 years are increased after the pensions have continued for five years. The increase is 0.7 per cent per year of disability for a maximum of 21 per cent for recipients between the ages of 24 and 26 years. The increase will also be added to disability pensions which have begun before January 1, 2005.

Amount of partial pensions

Partial disability pensions are usually granted to persons still working part time and amount to half a full disability pension.