Pensioners who receive pensions through banks in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina withdraw checks from their banks every 3 months. If the checks are not withdrawn, the bank returns them to the Pension Fund, after which the Pension Fund temporarily suspends the pension. To prevent this from happening in this pandemic situation, the Pension Fund has extended the deadline for withdrawing checks from banks until 30.6.2021. In this regard, the Pension Fund has issued the following statement:
In order to prevent the spread of the corona virus (COVID-19) and to protect the health of pensioners, the Federal Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (MIO/PIO) informs pension beneficiaries that the period in which our beneficiaries are not obliged to cash checks at banks is being extended by another three months, which means that our beneficiaries until 30.06.2021. are not obliged to withdraw pension checks in banks. Beneficiaries who do not withdraw checks during that period will not have their pension payments suspended.
This measure was adopted in order to reduce crowding in banks as a significant risk of the spread of infection.
After the deadline of 30.06.2021. The Federal Institute will inform the public about the working regime in the following period.
We would like to thank Mr. Širanović and friends from the Department for Immigration – Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the information provided.
