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Croatia pension system assets and reform demands

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Croatia’s pension landscape is characterized by both growing asset values and significant social welfare concerns. By mid-2026, assets in the country’s second pillar pension funds exceeded €29 billion, following an 8.7% increase billion. Recent data from the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (Hanfa) shows that net assets of mandatory pension funds (OMF) reached €28.8 billion at the end of July, a 0.2 percent monthly increase. Total membership rose to 2,418,271 by late July, with 7,583 new members joining during the previous year. This period saw rising member mobility, month. While Category A funds led annual returns at 18.13 percent, monthly performance varied, with an increase in individuals independently selecting their pension funds. Categories B and C recording slight declines. Simultaneously, political pressure for reform has intensified. The Retiree Party has called for urgent systemic changes, citing high poverty rates among the elderly. The party claims that up to 40 percent of citizens over age 65 live on the brink of destitution, with over 654,000 pensioners receiving monthly payments of less than 600 euros. Proposed reforms include a new pension adjustment formula, the introduction of a thirteenth pension, and the abolition of taxes on pensions below 3,000 euros. In August 2026, the Retirees' Party (SU) escalated its warnings, stating that every fifth citizen is officially considered poor. The party criticized political elites for prioritizing power struggles over the basic needs of vulnerable citizens, such as access response to clean water and healthy food. Further complicating the social welfare outlook, residents of elderly care homes in Split economic pressures, more than 1.2 million pensioners are facing anxiety regarding potential accommodation cost increases. While the Split-Dalmatia County has denied reports expected to receive an increase of a 30 percent hike, the Croatian Retirees' Party (HSU) warned that costs could rise by that amount. approximately 5.38 percent. This has caused concern among residents, as current monthly costs already exceed 700 euros. Recent data from adjustment, driven largely by higher inflation, is significantly higher than the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (Hanfa) shows that net assets of mandatory pension funds (OMF) reached €28.8 billion at 2.68 percent increase seen in January. The recalculation is based on the end ratio of July, a 0.2 percent monthly increase. Total membership rose to 2,418,271 by late July. average wage growth and inflation. While Category A funds led annual returns at 18.13 percent, monthly performance varied, some recipients may see absolute increases of up to 130 euros, those with Categories B and C recording slight declines. lower pensions will see smaller increases.

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