The media cheque for pensioners is increased
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om social pension og lov om højeste, mellemste, forhøjet almindelig og almindelig førtidspension m.v. (Forhøjelse af mediecheck)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act raises the media cheque to DKK 1,285 for 2025 and DKK 1,485 from 2026.
- Pensioners who have already received the media cheque for 2025, and who still have a personal supplement rate of 100 when the payment is made, will get an extra payment of DKK 200 for 2025.
- Who: The act applies to state pensioners and disability pensioners with a personal supplement rate of 100. The extra payment of DKK 200 is only given to those who have already received the media cheque for 2025.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 July 2025.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Lovforslaget forhøjer mediechecken permanent fra 2026 med 400 kr. fra de nuværende 1.085 kr. (2025-niveau) og indebærer tillige, at der i august 2025 udbetales en forhøjelse med halvårsvirkning på 200 kr. til de pensionister, som i januar har fået udbetalt mediecheck for 2025, og som på udbetalingstidspunktet fortsat har en personlig tillægsprocent på 100. Lovforslaget ændrer ikke på reglerne vedrørende mediecheck i øvrigt. Udbetalingen af den halvårlige forhøjelse i 2025 og den helårlige forhøjelse fra 2026 følger dermed de gældende regler for udbetaling af mediecheck. Lovændringen foreslås at træde i kraft den 1. juli 2025.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 26 March 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 27 May 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 20 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 July 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet