What it is

Pensions rise 0.9% from January 2020

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a royal decree-law. It was introduced on 15 January 2020. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Royal Decree-Law 1/2020, of 14 January, establishing the revaluation and maintenance of pensions and public benefits of the Social Security system.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 130/000002· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

Pensions under the Social Security system and (the civil servants' pension scheme) rise by 0.9%, with effect from January 1, 2020, until the 2020 State Budget is passed.
Minimum pensions, non-contributory pensions, pensions and other benefits also rise by 0.9%, calculated on the 2019 minimum amounts.
The maximum limit for a public pension is set at €2,683.34 per month or €37,566.76 per year.
If inflation in 2020 exceeds 0.9%, pensioners will receive, before April 1, 2021, a single payment covering the difference.
In 2020 the usual pension uprating rules in Article 58 of the General Social Security Law and Article 27 of the Clases Pasivas Law do not apply; this governs instead.
The annex sets out the exact amounts of minimum pensions, benefits and income limits applicable in 2020.

Who it affects

Social Security and Clases Pasivas pensioners: Their pensions rise 0.9% from January 2020, and their purchasing power is guaranteed if inflation exceeds that rate.
Recipients of non-contributory pensions and SOVI pensions: Their minimum amounts also rise by 0.9%.
Families with dependent children or large families: The income limits for receiving these benefits rise by 0.9%.
People with disabilities: Allowances for dependent children with disabilities and mobility and income-support subsidies increase.

Words worth knowing

Revalorización: An increase in a pension so it does not lose value against prices.
Pensión contributiva: A pension based on prior contributions to Social Security.
Pensión no contributiva: A pension for people who have not contributed enough but lack income.
Clases Pasivas: The pension scheme for former Spanish civil servants.
SOVI: Seguro Obligatorio de Vejez e Invalidez, a former compulsory public insurance scheme, now abolished.
royal decree-law: A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses.
decree-law: A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

Introduced15 January 2020Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted23 January 2020The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenary23 January 2020All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOEno dateIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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4 February 2020

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 289 yes · 0 no · 49 abst.

Voted on: Royal Decree-Law 1/2020, of 14 January, establishing the revaluation and maintenance of pensions and public benefits of the Social Security system.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 3 of sitting 5· updated 11 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

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More details: how each group and each province voted

The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

In favour, most of Euskal Herria Bildu, Republicano, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Ciudadanos, Gcup-ec-gc, GPlu, Sin grupo and Popular en el Congreso. 3 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 51 most voted in favour; in 0, against.

Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.

In favour: 51
Against: 0
Abstained: 1

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	5	4 in favour · 1 did not vote
Republicano	13	13 in favour
Socialista	120	119 in favour · 1 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	6	6 in favour
Mixto	9	6 in favour · 2 abst. · 1 did not vote
Ciudadanos	10	10 in favour
Gcup-ec-gc	33	33 in favour
GPlu	12	11 in favour · 1 abst.
Sin grupo	2	2 in favour
Popular en el Congreso	88	85 in favour · 3 did not vote
VOX	52	46 abst. · 6 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

Published in the BOE: Royal Decree-Law 1/2020, of 14 January, establishing the revaluation and maintenance of pensions and public benefits of the Social Security system.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 130/000002
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 3 of sitting 5
The count and every seat’s vote.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
BOE, BOE-A-2020-501
The law as published.

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.

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