What it is
Bill would raise minimum pensions by 3% in 2019
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 22 January 2019. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.
Official title: Private member's bill on the revaluation of minimum pensions in 2019.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000318· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill responds to a gap: the 2018 budget law set an extra 2.75% increase for minimum and non-contributory pensions in 2018, but said nothing for 2019. Without this change, those pensions would only rise by 1.6% in 2019.
- The bill would raise minimum and non-contributory pensions, SOVI Seguro Obligatorio de Vejez e Invalidez, an old, now abolished pension scheme. pensions and other benefits by 3% in 2019, on top of the 2018 minimum amounts. It would also raise the income limit for receiving supplements and family benefits by 3%.
- The increase would apply retroactively from January 1, 2019.
Who it affects
- About three million people with minimum and non-contributory pensions.: Would see their pension rise by 3% in 2019.
- People applying for income-based supplements or benefits for dependent children or large families.: Could fall under the income limit and start receiving them.
- Recipients of the old SOVI pension and the mobility subsidy.: Their pension would be included in the 3% increase.
Words worth knowing
- Pensión no contributiva (non-contributory pension)
- A pension for people who have not paid enough social security contributions to get a regular pension.
- SOVI
- Seguro Obligatorio de Vejez e Invalidez, an old, now abolished pension scheme.
- Revalorización (uprating)
- The annual increase in pensions to offset rising prices.
- Complemento económico para mínimos (minimum income supplement)
- Extra money added to a low pension to reach a set minimum amount.
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Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.
- Introduced22 January 2019Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted5 February 2019The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
- Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 5 official steps on a timeline
Was there a plenary vote?
We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.
What happens next
What happens now?
The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.
It has not been presented again yet.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000318
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
- Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
- We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.