At the end of the Council of Ministers this Thursday, the Prime Minister assured that the free use of prescription medicines advances shortly after the publication of the decree.
Luís Montenegro also ensures that pensioners and retirees “acquire the medicines immediately” without having to pay any amount of money.
The Ministry of Health has already contacted pharmacies “so that they are prepared for immediate action” upon publication of the decree, the measure comes into force.
Increase in the Solidarity Supplement for the Elderly
The value of the solidarity supplement for the elderly will increase, starting in June, from the current 550 euros to 600 euros. An increase for around 145 thousand pensioners and retirees and which will also affect everyone else who receives a pension of between 550 euros and 600 euros. This is because these pensioners will be able to apply for the solidarity supplement for the elderly.
The Prime Minister also insists on the objective of placing the solidarity supplement at 820 euros, by the end of the legislature or sooner “as economic conditions allow”.
Calculating income
The third measure approved for “the poorest of the poorest” eliminates the income of candidates’ children to access the solidarity supplement for the elderly.
According to the Prime Minister, “From now on, the income considered for applications is exclusively “the income of the elderly. A measure that also comes into force shortly after the publication of the decree in the Official Gazette.
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