Family pension – widow(er)

What

The right to a family pension gained by the spouse of the deceased insurance beneficiary.

Who

A widow/widower has the right to a family pension if:

• if he/she reached the age of 50 before the spouse’s death;
• if he/she was younger than 50, but suffered a complete loss of working capacity before the spouse’s death or within one year after the spouse’s death;
• if the spouse’s death left one or more children entitled to a survivors’ pension, and the surviving spouse performs parental duties toward such children. If the surviving spouse reaches the age of 50 while having such right on the above basis, he/she will permanently retain such right.

How

You have to submit an application for the recognition of your right to survivors’ pension; the documents listed in the application form have to be enclosed thereto.

When

Following the death of the spouse. Deadline is not indicated.

Good to know

Request for recognizing the right to a family pension (in Croatian): https://goo.gl/Qn6mww

The partner and the divorced (former) spouse are entitled to receive survivors’ pension, subject to fulfilling additional requirements.

Pension Insurance Act (in Croatian): https://goo.gl/PEBEyx

Where

If the right to a family pension is realised after the death of the insurance beneficiary, the request is submitted to the competent district service/office of the Croatian Pension Insurance Fund, according to the place of temporary or permanent residence of the person submitting the request.

If the right to survivors’ pension is obtained after the death of a pension beneficiary, you may submit the application to the competent regional/local office of the Croatian Pension Insurance Institute that was paying the pension.

Zagreb, Croatia