Balgarianovinite.com The expenditure on pensions as at October increased by more than BGN 2 billion compared to the same period last year, according to data from the National Social Security Institute (NSSI).
As at October 2025, total revenues in the consolidated budget of state social security reached BGN 12,399.9 million, or 81.5% of the annual plan. This is an increase of BGN 1,637.2 million compared to the same period in 2024.
Expenditures for the period totalled BGN 22,396.8 million, representing 81.8% of the annual plan and marking an increase of BGN 2,207.2 million from last year.
Pensions continue to make up the largest share of spending, amounting to BGN 19,859.2 million, or 82.4% of the planned amount for the year. This is BGN 2,040.5 million, or 11.5%, more than during the same period in 2024.
The number of pensioners in October 2025 reached 2,061,409, an increase of 12,553, or 0.6%, compared to October 2024. The average monthly pension for October was BGN 1,006.92, up BGN 76.97, or 8.3%, from a year earlier.
The second-largest category of expenditures in the consolidated budget is cash benefits and allowances under the Social Insurance Code. These totalled BGN 2,377.2 million as of October 2025, or 77.3% of the annual plan – an increase of BGN 158.8 million compared to the same period in 2024. Reported net transfers under the consolidated budget totaled BGN 10,046.1 million.
Revenues in the Teachers’ Pension Fund reached BGN 119.8 million as at October 2025, or 86% of the annual plan – up BGN 18 million from a year earlier. Expenditures amounted to BGN 98.3 million, or 78.8% of the plan, which is BGN 14 million more than in the same period of 2024.
As at September, total expenditures under the state social security budget exceeded BGN 20 billion, with pensions once again accounting for the largest portion, the NSSI said. Pension Spending Up by BGN 2 Bln in October, Y/Y 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-05 09:51:13 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
