Payments after death

Cash benefits due at the time of a recipient’s death may be inherited and paid out to the heirs, but only up to the day of their death.

ZPIZ stops the payment of a pension or any other benefit as soon as the recipient’s status has been changed to deceased in the Central Population Register, or when it obtains notice of the death of the recipient from abroad. Unpaid cash benefits due after the recipient’s death may be inherited and paid to the heirs for the current month only up to the day of the recipient’s death.

If a pension or other benefit has been remitted into the deceased recipient’s personal account (because ZPIZ was not notified of their death in due time), the bank is obliged to return all the funds remitted after the recipient’s death to ZPIZ as a matter of priority. If there is no money on the account, the bank must provide ZPIZ with details of the person who withdrew the money. After receiving the funds returned, ZPIZ remits the corresponding funds to the heirs if the relevant supporting documents are produced.

Cash benefits due at the time of the recipient’s death may be paid to the heirs only if the relevant supporting documents are produced.

The heirs may request the payment of due funds after the recipient’s death from ZPIZ on the basis of a final decision of inheritance, which must state who is inheriting the pension paid by ZPIZ. Due funds may only be paid into the heir’s bank account.