DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The number of state pensioners receiving special pensions in the Dominican Republic has experienced unprecedented growth over the last two years, adding nearly 38,000 new beneficiaries to the social security system. According to data from the Pensions Department (DGJP), a total of 37,983 individuals were added to the payroll between the first quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2026.

The comfortable pensions are granted to select individuals at a time when pensions granted to those who have spent their life working are around 25% of what individuals were making when on the job. Political will has not been available to improve the pensions granted through the general security system, despite the high yield the intermediaries are making on the deal.

Statistics from the entity reveal that while there were 216,228 beneficiaries registered in the January-March 2024 period, that figure...