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Differentiation in pensions

Diferencim në pensione

Differenziazione nelle pensioni

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What is happening with pensioners in the city and in the countryside. This concerns what is happening with pensioners in the city and in the countryside. Most of them are elderly people who have become a heavy burden for society. Pensions, after the economic changes, are providing less and less security for older citizens. The lack of social services, rising prices and insufficient income have left many of them in poverty. In recent years, with the major changes, there have been serious difficulties in the pension system. Wages have fallen, contributions have become harder to collect, and many pensioners have been left with very low incomes. In this way, pensioners are seen as a group that requires special support from the state. Most recently, the state advocate from the democratic government, together with several teachers, has called for the state to take more responsibility for pensions and services for the elderly. In some parts of the country, families of the elderly have been left to care for them on their own, while public institutions fail to provide adequate solutions.