Pensioner food vouchers: the government may set a new deadline
The government has put the draft regulations out for public consultation, which provides an extension until August 31, 2026, for food retailers who have not redeemed their remaining senior citizen food vouchers. The reimbursement process will be handled by the Hungarian State Treasury, which will verify the authenticity of the vouchers and then reimburse their nominal value.

The government has put a draft law up for public consultation, which would provide an extension until August 31, 2026, for food retailers who have not redeemed their remaining pension food vouchers by the original deadline. Post-deadline redemption would be handled by the Hungarian State Treasury, which would verify the vouchers’ authenticity before paying out their value.
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