PIO Fund Sets Funeral Compensation at 92,112 Dinars From December 2026

PIO Fund Sets Funeral Compensation at 92,112 Dinars From December 2026
The Serbian Pension and Disability Insurance Fund has adopted a decision setting funeral-cost compensation for pension beneficiaries at 92,112 dinars, effective from December 2026. The decision was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia and issued by the fund’s director under the Pension and Disability Insurance Law and the institution’s statute.

The payment is intended to cover part of the funeral expenses incurred after the death of a pension beneficiary. Eligibility does not extend automatically to all pensioners or their families. Instead, the fund says the right belongs to the person who paid the funeral costs — described in the decision as the person who “bore the expenses of the funeral.”

The new amount will apply to payments made from December 2026 onward. The decision changes the level of compensation, while the underlying eligibility rules remain governed by the existing pension and disability insurance legislation.

Applicants will have to submit a request and the required documentation to the PIO Fund through the prescribed procedure. That means the compensation is triggered by the death of an eligible pension beneficiary and a subsequent claim; it is not a recurring addition paid automatically with a pension.

The fund’s announcement therefore combines a higher stated compensation amount with a narrower practical qualification: only those meeting the legal conditions and demonstrating that they covered the funeral costs can receive the payment.