Pension increases: the 2025-2026 timeline you need to know.

Trends for 2026: In
concrete terms, a pension

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2026: A still uncertain year
. Several scenarios are circulating for 2026. Under the Bayrou government, a “blank year” was considered: not increasing basic pensions to save several billion euros.
Since the political transition, this idea has not been confirmed, but it remains a topic of debate. If the current rule of indexing to inflation is maintained, a modest increase of approximately 1.2% could be applied in January 2026, taking effect in the February payment. Final decisions will be known in the fall of 2026, at the time of the vote on the budget and the Social Security financing law. Retirement NewsA concrete example of impact:
Let’s consider a retiree receiving a basic pension of €1,000 and a supplementary pension of €600, totaling €1,600 per month.
January 2025: +2.2% increase in the basic pension = approximately +€22 per month, or €264 per year.

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