Serbia’s Mali says 83,000 applied overnight for 6,000-dinar payment

Nearly 83,000 Serbian citizens applied for a one-time payment of 6,000 dinars between midnight and 8 a.m., Finance Minister Siniša Mali said. Applications opened on Monday and will remain available until September 21.

Adults who meet the conditions can apply electronically through the Treasury Administration portal. Applicants must be Serbian citizens with permanent residence in Serbia and a valid identity card. The online form requires a personal identification number and identity-card number.

The portal also includes options to check the status of an application and report a problem. Payments are scheduled to begin on September 22 and continue through September 25, with Banka Poštanska štedionica handling the transfers.

Pensioners and people receiving financial social assistance should not apply through the portal. They will be paid automatically through Banka Poštanska štedionica. Holders of free shares and payments from the Shareholders’ Fund will likewise receive money in the account registered for those payments.

The Serbian government has adopted a budget-revision proposal allocating 71 billion dinars in assistance to pensioners, recipients of various forms of social support and allowances, and all adult citizens. Most of the 6,000-dinar payment will come from the Shareholders’ Fund, while the budget will provide roughly 18 billion dinars more.