Novi Sad to Pay Pensioners 20,000 Dinars by End of October
Mayor Zarko Micin announced one-time aid from the budget revision for pensioners whose pension is below the minimum. Payment comes by the end of October, not the end of the year.
Novi Sad Mayor Zarko Micin announced on October 15, 2026 a one-time payment of 20,000 dinars (about 170 euros) for pensioners whose pension is below the minimum. Payment is due by the end of October at the latest, earlier than the previous plan, under which the money would have arrived only at the end of the year.
He made the announcement at a press conference ahead of the City Assembly session, which began at 10 a.m. The funds come from a revision of the city budget, and that proposal was on the agenda of the same session. At the time of publication there was no confirmation that the revision had been adopted, so the payment remains an announcement for now.
Where does the money come from, and when does it arrive?
Micin presented the aid as the most important item of the revision, and tied the deadline to the state of the city treasury:
“What is even more important, with this revision we are securing 20,000 dinars of one-time aid for our oldest fellow citizens, for those whose pensions are below the minimum. Thanks to the good inflow into the budget, we will not wait for the end of the year, and we will pay out this aid by the end of October at the latest.”
The proposed revision is larger by a little over 300 million dinars (about 2.6 million euros) than the previous budget. According to the mayor, one of the main reasons for it is the need to secure extra funds for the operation of JGSP “Novi Sad”, the public transport company. The city had to settle certain debts of that company, so the budget needed further balancing. Micin also said the city budget is filling well, which leaves room for social measures, the work of city companies and planned projects.
What do we know about who gets the aid?
So far only what the mayor said: pensioners whose pension is below the minimum. The available sources do not give:
- the exact pension threshold up to which the aid applies
- the number of recipients
- the total amount the city is setting aside for the payment
- how the money will be collected
The only comparison comes from an earlier payment. In May 2024 the city paid the same 20,000 dinars to 6,165 pensioners with a pension of up to 24,987.67 dinars, through post office counters and the Postal Savings Bank, on presentation of an ID card. For scale: 6,165 payments of 20,000 dinars come to 123.3 million dinars. How many recipients there will be this year has not been published.
What else did Micin announce the same day?
At the same press conference the mayor addressed rail service. Problems were noticed after the opening of the new technical and passenger stop on Rumenacki Road, so the city, acting on citizens’ complaints, asked for further adjustments. His message was short:
“From Monday, the Soko train will stop in Petrovaradin again.”
The same day, a tender was also opened for the purchase of 70 apartments on Momcila Tapavice Street on terms more favorable than market ones, with repayment in 240 monthly installments and no upper age limit for applicants. Priority goes to single parents with disabilities, parents of children with developmental difficulties and disabilities, and parents of children with serious illnesses. Micin also came out against the initiative for a referendum to repeal the urban plan for the site of the former “Neimar” complex, arguing that the plan went through all the procedures required by law.
After the regular session, a ceremonial one is scheduled, at which the October Awards and the November Charter will be presented.
