The Geneva Cantonal Social Security Office is under fire from all sides after it unilaterally decided to delay pension payments to around 60,000 people.
Payments are normally paid on the first working day of the month, but the office sent a letter to all recipients saying it will now be a week later.
Initially there was no explanation – but now the office says it’s due to a new IT system.
The delays could pose a problem for many people on a tight budget. A pensioners’ pressure group, Avivo, points out rents must be paid on a deadline and tax must be paid by the 10th of every month.
The Social Security Office has buckled a bit after a massive outcry. It says payments will be made on the fourth working day and not the first. But the new system can’t perform better than that.
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