Average costs of benefits in kind
Date: 2015-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Cyprus, France, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, family benefit, fringe benefit, redemption, social-security harmonisation








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24.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 133/4





AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND
(2015/C 133/05)
AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND — 2012

(To be applied with regard to Switzerland between 1.1.2012 and 31.3.2012)


(To be applied with regard to Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway between 1.1.2012 and 31.5.2012)

I.   Application of Article 94 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72
 (1)

The amounts to be refunded with regard to the benefits in kind provided in 2012 (2) to members of the family as referred to in Article 19(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (3) will be determined on the basis of the following average costs:







Article 94


Annual


Net Monthly
X = 0,20




Belgium


EUR 1 938,71


EUR 129,25




France


EUR 2 507,53


EUR 167,16




Cyprus


EUR 858,72


EUR 57,25




Luxembourg


EUR 2 828,40


EUR 188,56




Poland (per capita)






—


Workers’ family members under 65






PLN 1 230,67


PLN 82,04




Poland (per capita)






—


Workers’ family members aged 65 and over






PLN 4 187,16


PLN 279,14




Slovenia (per capita — per family member of a worker)


EUR 746,73


EUR 49,78




Slovakia (per capita)






—


Workers’ family members under 65






EUR 518,00


EUR 34,54




Slovakia (per capita)






—


Workers’ family members aged 65 and over






EUR 1 604,36


EUR 106,96




Sweden


SEK 17 357,79


SEK 1 157,19




United Kingdom


GBP 2 058,35


GBP 137,22




II.   Application of Article 95 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

The amounts to be refunded with regard to benefits in kind provided in 2012 (4) under Articles 28 and 28a of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs (only per capita from 2002):







Article 95


Annual


Net Monthly
X = 0,20




Belgium


EUR 5 837,96


EUR 389,20




France


EUR 5 736,65


EUR 382,44




Cyprus


EUR 1 073,71


EUR 71,58




Luxembourg


EUR 10 069,98


EUR 671,33




Poland






—


Pensioners under 65










—


Pensioners’ family member under 65






PLN 1 230,67


PLN 82,04




Poland






—


Pensioners aged 65 and over










—


Pensioners’ family members aged 65 and over






PLN 4 187,16


PLN 279,14




Slovenia


EUR 1 907,07


EUR 127,14




Slovakia






—


Pensioners under 65










—


Pensioners’ family member under 65






EUR 518,00


EUR 34,54




Slovakia






—


Pensioners aged 65 and over










—


Pensioners’ family members aged 65 and over






EUR 1 604,36


EUR 106,96




Sweden


SEK 48 555,94


SEK 3 237,06




United Kingdom


GBP 4 249,04


GBP 283,27




AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND — 2012

(To be applied with regard to EU Member States for 2012)


(To be applied with regard to Switzerland between 1.4.2012 and 31.12.2012)


(To be applied with regard to Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway between 1.6.2012 and 31.12.2012)

I.   Application of Article 94 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72
 (5)

With regard to EU Member States, the amounts to be refunded with regard to the benefits in kind provided in 2012 (6) to members of the family who do not reside in the same Member State as the insured person as referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7) will be determined on the basis of the following average costs:







Article 94


Annual


Net Monthly
X = 0,20




United Kingdom


GBP 2 058,35


GBP 137,22




II.   Application of Article 95 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72
 (8)

With regard to EU Member States, the amounts to be refunded with regard to the benefits in kind provided in 2012 (9) under Articles 24(1), 25 and 26 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs (only per capita from 2002):








Article 95


Annual


Net Monthly
X = 0,20


Net Monthly
X = 0,15 (10)





United Kingdom


GBP 4 249,04


GBP 283,27


GBP 300,98




AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND — 2012

(To be applied with regard to EU Member States for 2012)


(To be applied with regard to Switzerland between 1.4.2012 and 31.12.2012)


(To be applied with regard to Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway between 1.6.2012 and 31.12.2012)


Application of Article 64 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
 (11)









I.


The amounts to be refunded with regard to the benefits in kind provided in 2012 (12) to family members as referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs:








 


Age group


Annual


Net monthly
X = 0,20




Sweden


under 20 years


SEK 13 662,62


SEK 910,84




20-64 years


SEK 18 244,67


SEK 1 216,31




65 years and over


SEK 56 043,48


SEK 3 736,23
















II.


The amounts to be refunded with regard to benefits in kind provided in 2012 (13) to pensioners and members of their family, as provided for in Article 24(1) and Articles 25 and 26 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs:









 


Age group


Annual


Net monthly
X = 0,20


Net monthly
X = 0,15 (14)





Sweden


under 20 years


SEK 13 662,62


SEK 910,84


SEK 967,77




20-64 years


SEK 18 244,67


SEK 1 216,31


SEK 1 292,33




65 years and over


SEK 56 043,48


SEK 3 736,23


SEK 3 969,75








AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND — 2013
I.   Application of Article 94 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72
 (15)

With regard to EU Member States, the amounts to be refunded with regard to the benefits in kind provided in 2013 to members of the family who do not reside in the same Member State as the insured person as referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs:







Article 94


Annual


Net Monthly
X = 0,20




Spain


EUR 1 049,92


EUR 69,99




II.   Application of Article 95 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72
 (16)

With regard to EU Member States, the amounts to be refunded with regard to the benefits in kind provided in 2013 under Articles 24(1), 25 and 26 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs (only per capita from 2002):








Article 95


Annual


Net Monthly
X = 0,20


Net Monthly
X = 0,15 (17)





Spain


EUR 3 541,12


EUR 236,07


EUR 250,83






(1)  OJ L 74, 27.3.1972, p. 1.

(2)  With regard to Switzerland this amount shall be apply with regard to the benefits in kind provided in the period between 1.1.2012 and 31.3.2012. With regard to Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway this amount shall be apply with regard to the benefits in kind provided in the period between 1.1.2012 and 31.5.2012.

(3)  OJ L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2.

(4)  See footnote 2.

(5)  With respect to Article 64(7) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009, Member States may continue to apply Articles 94 and 95 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 for the calculation of the fixed amount until 1 May 2015.

(6)  With regard to Switzerland this amount shall be apply with regard to the benefits in kind provided in the period between 1.4.2012 and 31.12.2012. With regard to Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway this amount shall be apply with regard to the benefits in kind provided in the period between 1.6.2012 and 31.12.2012.

(7)  OJ L 166, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(8)  See footnote 5.

(9)  See footnote 6.

(10)  With respect to Article 64(7) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009, the reduction applied to the monthly fixed amount shall be equal to 15 % (X = 15) for pensioners and members of their family when the competent Member State is not listed in Annex IV to the Regulation (EC) No 883/2004.

(11)  OJ L 284, 30.10.2009, p. 1.

(12)  With regard to Switzerland this amount shall be apply with regard to the benefits in kind provided in the period between 1.4.2012 and 31.12.2012. With regard to Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway this amount shall be apply with regard to the benefits in kind provided in the period between 1.6.2012 and 31.12.2012.

(13)  See footnote 11.

(14)  The reduction applied to the monthly fixed amount shall be equal to 15 % (X = 15) for pensioners and members of their family when the competent Member State is not listed in Annex IV to the Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 (according to Article 64(3) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009).

(15)  With respect to Article 64(7) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009, Member States may continue to apply Articles 94 and 95 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 for the calculation of the fixed amount until 1 May 2015.

(16)  See footnote 13.

(17)  With respect to Article 64(7) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009, the reduction applied to the monthly fixed amount shall be equal to 15 % (X = 15) for pensioners and members of their family when the competent Member State is not listed in Annex IV to the Regulation (EC) No 883/2004.